Every year around 1 billion Valentine cards are sent. After Christmas it's a single largest seasonal card-sending occasion.
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Sea otters hold hands while sleeping so they don’t drift away from each other.
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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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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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In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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Approximately 141 million Valentine's Day cards are exchanged worldwide every year.
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It's possible to die from a broken heart; it's called Stress Cardiomyopathy.
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When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate, they do the same when you are looking at someone you hate.
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