In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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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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Men who kiss their wives in the morning live five years longer than those who don't.
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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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Wearing red increases attraction.
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Couples' personalities converge over time to make partners more and more similar.
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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 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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