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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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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40% of people who are rejected in romantic love slip into clinical depression.
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Approximately 141 million Valentine's Day cards are exchanged worldwide every year.
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In Finland, Valentine's Day is called "Ystävänpäivä" which translates into "Friend's day".
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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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Historically, sweat has been an active ingredient in perfume and love potions.
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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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