In Finland, Valentine's Day is called "Ystävänpäivä" which translates into "Friend's day".
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Speed dating was invented by a Rabbi in 1999.
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A Korean man called Lee Jin-gyu fell in love with his large, huggable pillow and married it.
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Twenty nine percent of women spend more time shopping for shoes than they do looking for a life long mate.
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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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Close to 110 million roses (mostly red) will be purchased and delivered around Valentine's Day in the U.S.
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Two in five people in the world marry their first love.
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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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