'X' became symbolic for a kiss because in the middle ages when alot of people were illiterate and they used to sign documents with an X and then kiss it for sincerity.
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The average person in their lifetime will spend an estimated 20,160 minutes kissing!
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Every year around 1 billion Valentine cards are sent. After Christmas it's a single largest seasonal card-sending occasion.
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In Finland, Valentine's Day is called "Ystävänpäivä" which translates into "Friend's day".
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The average person will go on a date at least 100 times before they finally marry.
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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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Brain scans show that people who view photos of a beloved experience an activation of the caudate - the part of the brain involving cravings.
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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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