Fun Valentine's Day Facts

by LeAnne Nelson
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Here are some fun Valentine's Day and flower facts for you! Enjoy!

• 74% of Americans celebrate Valentine's Day.
  
  
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• Approximately 1 billion Valentine's Day cards are sent each year.



• Hallmark has over 1330 different cards just for Valentine's Day.
  
  


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• Only the United States, Canada, Mexico, France, Australia, and the UK celebrate Valentine's Day.
  
  
• In Victorian times, it was considered bad luck to sign a Valentine's Day card.
  
  
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Teachers receive the most valentines.

Approximately 15% of women send themselves flowers for Valentine's Day.

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In mythology, the red rose was the flower of Venus, the roman goddess of love. Red stands for strong feelings -- which is why a red rose is a flower of love.

64% of men don't make plans in advance for a romantic Valentine's Day with their sweetie.

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The Italian city, Verona -- where Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet" lived -- receives about 1000 letters to Juliet for Valentine's Day every year.

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"Love is the true means by which the world is enjoyed: our love to others, and others' love to us."
~ Thomas Trahern