In Finland, Valentine's Day is called "Ystävänpäivä" which translates into "Friend's day".
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Two in five people in the world marry their first love.
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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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40% of people who are rejected in romantic love slip into clinical depression.
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Studies show that the risk of a “secret love” being revealed heightens romantic feelings for the partners, thanks to increased levels of phenylethylamine (PEA).
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Brain scans show that people who view photos of a beloved experience an activation of the caudate - the part of the brain involving cravings.
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Speed dating was invented by a Rabbi in 1999.
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Sandy, an African Penguin, has been in 'love' with her keeper at the Nuremburg zoo since 1996.
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