When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
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In 1999, a fisherman found a love letter in a bottle from a soldier in WWI. He returned said letter to the now deceased widows 86 year old daughter.
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Approximately 141 million Valentine's Day cards are exchanged worldwide every year.
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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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8 out of 10 people think that the first kiss indicates how the rest of the relationship will be.
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In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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The average person will go on a date at least 100 times before they finally marry.
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When you fall in love, that 'high' feeling is caused by a flood of dopamine that is similar to that of cocaine.
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