In Finland, Valentine's Day is called "Ystävänpäivä" which translates into "Friend's day".
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In 1999, a fisherman found a love letter in a bottle from a soldier in WWI. He returned said letter to the now deceased widows 86 year old daughter.
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Ten seconds of hugging a day increases levels of oxytocin, which can reduce blood pressure, thus cutting the risk of heart disease.
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Gary Kremen, founder of match.com, lost his girlfriend to a man she met on match.com.
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In 2012, a Chinese man named Xiao Fan had a dress made out of 9,999 red roses for his girlfriend and then proposed - 9 in China means forever
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Two in five people in the world marry their first love.
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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Rex the German Shepherd was a rescue dog with a bad temper. He refused to be fed by humans and would attack strangers, but he’s a changed dog after falling in love with Geraldine the goose!
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