Close to 110 million roses (mostly red) will be purchased and delivered around Valentine's Day in the U.S.
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Men who kiss their wives in the morning live five years longer than those who don't.
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Approximately 141 million Valentine's Day cards are exchanged worldwide every year.
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Couples' personalities converge over time to make partners more and more similar.
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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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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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Parents receive 1 out of every 5 Valentines.
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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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