In Finland, Valentine's Day is called "Ystävänpäivä" which translates into "Friend's day".
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Speed dating was invented by a Rabbi in 1999.
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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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The average person will go on a date at least 100 times before they finally marry.
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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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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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Close to 110 million roses (mostly red) will be purchased and delivered around Valentine's Day in the U.S.
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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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