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Valentine Day fun facts with pantyhose pics

•Women purchase 85% of all valentines.
•In order of popularity, Valentine's Day cards are given to teachers, children, mothers, wives, sweethearts and pets.

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•California produces 60 percent of American roses, but the vast number sold on Valentine's Day in the United States are imported, mostly from South America. Approximately 110 million roses, the majority red, will be sold and delivered within a three-day time period.
•73% of people who buy flowers for Valentine's Day are men, while only 27 percent are women.
•Men buy most of the millions of boxes of candy and bouquets of flowers given on Valentine's Day.

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•In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week. To wear your heart on your sleeve now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling.

•The Italian city of Verona, where Shakespeare's lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, receives about 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet every Valentine's Day.

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It is said that the kind of bird a girl watches on Valentine's Day predicts her future husband. For instance:
Sparrow: a poor man
Owl: remain spinster
Bluebird: a happy man
Blackbird: a priest or clergyman
Crossbill: an argumentative man

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•To be awoken by a kiss on Valentine's Day is considered lucky.

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When did it all start?
There are various theories on the origin of Valentine's Day, but the most popular dates back to the time of the Roman Empire during the reign of Claudius II, 270 AD. Claudius didn't want men to marry during wartime because he believed single men made better soldiers. Bishop Valentine went against his wishes and performed secret wedding ceremonies. For this, Valentine was jailed and then executed by order of the Emperor on February 14. While in jail, he wrote a love note to the jailor's daughter signing it, "From your Valentine." ‘Sound familiar?

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Chocolate
• Casanova, well known as "The World's Greatest Lover," ate chocolate to make him virile.

• Physicians of the 1800's commonly advised their patients to eat chocolate to calm their pining for lost love.

• Richard Cadbury produced the first box of chocolates for Valentine's Day in the late 1800's.

• More than 35 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolate will be sold for Valentine's Day.

• Over $1 billion worth of chocolate is purchased for Valentine's Day in the U.S.

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Roses
• The red rose was the favorite flower of Venus, the Roman goddess of love.

• Red roses are considered the flower of love because the color red stands for strong romantic feelings.

• 189 million stems of roses are sold in the U.S. on Valentine's Day.

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• In addition to the United States, Valentine's Day is celebrated in Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, France, Australia, Denmark, and Italy.

• The most fantastic gift of love is the Taj Mahal in India. It was built by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan as a memorial to his wife.

• In the US, 64 percent of men do not make plans in advance for a romantic Valentine's Day with their sweethearts.

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•On Valentine's Day, women prefer to open their gifts after a nice dinner while men prefer to receive presents first thing in the morning.
•The most romantic place to share candy is in front of the fireplace.