40% of people who are rejected in romantic love slip into clinical depression.
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It's possible to die from a broken heart; it's called Stress Cardiomyopathy.
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Studies show that the risk of a “secret love” being revealed heightens romantic feelings for the partners, thanks to increased levels of phenylethylamine (PEA).
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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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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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Twenty nine percent of women spend more time shopping for shoes than they do looking for a life long mate.
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When a male gentoo penguin "falls in love" with a female penguin, he searches the entire beach to find the perfect pebble to present to her.
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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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