Every year around 1 billion Valentine cards are sent. After Christmas it's a single largest seasonal card-sending occasion.
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Close to 110 million roses (mostly red) will be purchased and delivered around Valentine's Day in the U.S.
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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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The single biggest predictor of love is proximity.
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When dragonflies mate, their tails form a love heart.
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A Korean man called Lee Jin-gyu fell in love with his large, huggable pillow and married it.
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People are more likely to tilt their heads to the right when kissing instead of the left (65 percent of people go to the right!)
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As a rule, 66 percent of people keep their eyes closed while kissing. The rest take pleasure in watching the emotions run the gamut on the faces of their partners.
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