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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In 2012, a Chinese man named Xiao Fan had a dress made out of 9,999 red roses for his girlfriend and then proposed - 9 in China means forever
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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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It's possible to die from a broken heart; it's called Stress Cardiomyopathy.
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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 someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
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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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40% of people who are rejected in romantic love slip into clinical depression.
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