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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Valentine’s Day

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With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, here are some interesting facts about the day of romance to share with your sweetheart.

  1. Over 50 million roses are given for Valentine’s Day worldwide each year.
  2. Richard Cadbury produced the first box of chocolates for Valentine’s Day in the late 1800s.
  3. The average number of wedding proposals on Valentine’s Day each year is 220,000.
  4. The red rose was the favourite flower of Venus, the Roman goddess of love.
  5. More than 35 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolate will be sold for Valentine’s Day.
  6. 73 percent of people who buy flowers for Valentine’s Day are men, while only 27 percent are women.
  7. The oldest known Valentine’s Day card is on display at the British Museum in London and dates back to the 1400’s.
  8. In Medieval times, girls ate unusual foods on St Valentine’s Day to make them dream of their future husband.
  9. Valentine’s Day is observed as the second-most popular greeting-card-giving occasion, according to Hallmark.
  10. About 3% of pet owners will give Valentine’s Day gifts to their pets.

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