Pre-Valentine's Day Jitters
But I hope you, ladies and gentlemen enjoy this day... Remember you still have on more day so in the meantime enjoy these fun facts about Valentine's Day.
In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see
who would be their Valentine. They would wear this name pinned onto
their sleeves for one week for everyone to see. This was the origin of
the expression "to wear your heart on your sleeve."
More than 35 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolate will be sold for Valentine's Day.
73 percent of people who buy flowers for Valentine's Day are men, while only 27 percent are women.
15 percent of U.S. women send themselves flowers on Valentine's Day.
Over $1 billion worth of chocolate is purchased for Valentine's Day in the U.S.
220,000 is the average number of wedding proposals on Valentine's Day each year.
California produces 60 percent of American roses, but the greater number
sold on Valentine's Day in the U.S. are imported, mostly from South
America.
Women purchase approximately 85 percent of all valentines.
In the U.S., 64 percent of men do not make plans in advance for a romantic Valentine's Day with their sweethearts.
About 3 percent of pet owners will give Valentine's Day gifts to their pets.
In the 1800s doctors commonly advised their heartbroken patients to eat
chocolate, claiming it would sooth their pain. To this day, many women
find comfort in a box of chocolates when dealing with heartbreak.