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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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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'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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In Korea, if you do not receive any gift on Valentine's day then all the singles go to Korean restaurants and eat black noodles to celebrate (or mourn) their single status.
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People are more likely to tilt their heads to the right when kissing instead of the left (65 percent of people go to the right!)
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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 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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