When you fall in love, that 'high' feeling is caused by a flood of dopamine that is similar to that of cocaine.
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Every year around 1 billion Valentine cards are sent. After Christmas it's a single largest seasonal card-sending occasion.
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Wearing red increases attraction.
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In 2010, Gary Richmond was beaten into a coma. He woke up with amnesia and no memory of his wife of 20 years. Subsequently, he ended up falling in love with her all over again!
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40% of people who are rejected in romantic love slip into clinical depression.
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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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Twenty nine percent of women spend more time shopping for shoes than they do looking for a life long mate.
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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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