Speed dating was invented by a Rabbi in 1999.
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In Finland, Valentine's Day is called "Ystävänpäivä" which translates into "Friend's day".
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Erotomania is a type of delusion in which the person believes another person is in love with him/her.
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Falling in love raises levels of nerve growth in a person's brain for about a year and can improve their memory.
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In 2010, Gary Richmond was beaten into a coma. He woke up with amnesia and no memory of his wife of 20 years. Subsequently, he ended up falling in love with her all over again!
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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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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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