In Finland, Valentine's Day is called "Ystävänpäivä" which translates into "Friend's day".
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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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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 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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Speed dating was invented by a Rabbi in 1999.
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'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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