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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8 out of 10 people think that the first kiss indicates how the rest of the relationship will be.
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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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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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Wearing red increases attraction.
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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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In Finland, Valentine's Day is called "Ystävänpäivä" which translates into "Friend's day".
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According to the New York Times, a study conducted during the 1980's found that men who kiss their wives before leaving for work live longer, get into fewer car accidents, and have a higher income than married men who don't.
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