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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It's possible to die from a broken heart; it's called Stress Cardiomyopathy.
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Sandy, an African Penguin, has been in 'love' with her keeper at the Nuremburg zoo since 1996.
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The single biggest predictor of love is proximity.
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When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
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When a male gentoo penguin "falls in love" with a female penguin, he searches the entire beach to find the perfect pebble to present to her.
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In Korea, if you do not receive any gift on Valentine's day then all the singles go to Korean restaurants and eat black noodles to celebrate (or mourn) their single status.
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In Korea, there's a man named Lee Jin-gyu who fell in love and married his life-sized Japanese body pillow (called a "dakimakura").
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