Valentine’s day is celebrated every year. But do you know where Valentine’s day came from? How it became so popular? Was it always about love and good feelings? From its bloody origins to its sweet, chocolaty modern day traditions, these are 25 interesting facts you didn’t know about Valentine’s Day.
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189 million stems of roses are sold in the U.S. on this day.
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Women purchase approximately 85 percent of all gifts on this holiday.
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Teachers will receive the most Valentine's Day cards, followed by children, mothers, wives, sweethearts and pets.
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220,000 is the average number of wedding proposals on Valentine's Day each year.
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Every Valentine's Day, the Italian city of Verona, where Shakespeare's lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, receives about 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet.
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