Every year around 1 billion Valentine cards are sent. After Christmas it's a single largest seasonal card-sending occasion.
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Cuddling (or other ‘love’ acts) helps to heal physical wounds faster due to the release of Oxytocin which is proven to reduce swelling.
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The typical person spends about 600 hours having sex between the ages of 20 and 70.
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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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40% of people who are rejected in romantic love slip into clinical depression.
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Holding hands with someone you love can alleviate physical pain as well as stress and fear.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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The single biggest predictor of love is proximity.
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