Searches for leprechaun porn predicted to rise by 8,000% on St. Patrick's Day

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Rachel Thompson
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LONDON -- "Leprechaun" porn viewing is expected to increase by more than 8,000% on St. Patrick's Day, according to figures from last year.

Pornhub has reported that searches for "leprechaun" porn rose by 8,142% compared to daily averages on March 17, 2015, and the number of of people searching for St. Patrick's Day-related porn went up by 6,000%.

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Statisticians found that searches containing the word “Irish” went up 650% on March 17, 2015, and searches containing either “luck” or “lucky” were up over 200% that day.

The searches for "Irish" porn rises in the week leading up to St. Patrick's Day, according to Pornhub figures, with a 3,000% spike on the holiday weekend, when last year's festivities were in full swing.

Pornhub also found that searches containing the descriptors “luck” and “lucky” were up over 200% that day.

Ah, the luck of the Irish...

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