In 2012, a Chinese man named Xiao Fan had a dress made out of 9,999 red roses for his girlfriend and then proposed - 9 in China means forever
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Holding hands with someone you love can alleviate physical pain as well as stress and fear.
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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 medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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Approximately 141 million Valentine's Day cards are exchanged worldwide every year.
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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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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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In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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