It also comes with an ominous warning: "Beware the Ides of March." The phrase comes from William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar," in which a soothsayer delivers the infamous warning to the Roman ...

No, we're not talking about St. Patrick's Day, March Madness or Lent. We're talking about the Ides of March, the day that falls midway through March that's come to boast quite the sinister reputation.