Valentines Quotes, Sayings, Fun Facts, and Trivia

• Oh, if it be to choose and call thee mine, love, thou art every day my Valentine! - Thomas Hood
• For you see, each day I love you more, today than yesterday and less than tomorrow. - Rosemond Gerard
• If I could be anything in the world I would want to be a teardrop because I would be bown in your eyes, live on your cheeks, and die on your lips. - Author Unknown
• I love you more now...than when you began to read this Valentins's Day card. - Author Unknown
• It's not everyday that I tell you...I love you...Ok, maybe it is, but on Valentine's Day it's the law. - Author Unknown
• I claim there ain't another Saint as great as Valentine.  -  Ogden Nash

On Valentine's Day we think of those
Who make our lives worthwhile,
Those gracious, friendly people who
We think of with a smile. I am fortunate to know you,
That's why I want to say,
To a rare and special person:
Happy Valentine's Day!

 By Joanna Fuchs

• About 1 billion Valentine's cards are exchanged every year.
• During the Middle Ages it was believed that birds chose their mates on St. Valentine's Day. This somehow evolved to the idea that boys and girls would do the same.
• In the U. S. the average amount spent on Valentine's gifts and cards is $102.50. Making the total amount spent in one year reaching over $14 billion.
• 85% of all valentines are bought by women.
• The first Valentine's Day candy box was invented in the late 1800's by Richard Cadbury.
• The oldest known Valentine card still in existence was sent in 1415 by France's Duke of Orleans to his wife. At the time he was being held as a prisoner in the Tower of London. The card is part of the manuscript collection of the British Library in London, England.About 3% of the pet owners give their pets a Valentine's gift.
• 15% of U.S. women send themselves flowers on Valentine's Day.
• Parents recieve an average of 1 out of every 5 Valentine's sent.
• Valentine cards first gained popularity in the U. S. during the Revolutionaly War.
• Approximately 110 million roses, mostly red, are estimated to be sold and delivered on this Valentine's Holiday.
• 73% of the people who buy flowers for Valentine's Day are men.

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