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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The average person in their lifetime will spend an estimated 20,160 minutes kissing!
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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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Ten seconds of hugging a day increases levels of oxytocin, which can reduce blood pressure, thus cutting the risk of heart disease.
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In Finland, Valentine's Day is called "Ystävänpäivä" which translates into "Friend's day".
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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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Gary Kremen, founder of match.com, lost his girlfriend to a man she met on match.com.
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Speed dating was invented by a Rabbi in 1999.
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