ALT-2 Interesting Facts about Valentines Day
Nearly everyone knows some facts about Valentine's Day but there are some that are some interesting facts about Valentine's Day that you might not be aware of. For instance, did you know:
♥ 9 million pet owners will purchase a gift for their pets on Valentine's Day? While most pet owners are likely to purchase a pet gift for Hanukkah or Christmas, but 9 million will at least consider purchasing a Valentine's Day gift for their pets.
♥ Roses are the most popular Valentine's Day flower and most people are aware of this. The price of roses increase annually at Valentine's Day by approximately 30%. In fact, 73% of men will purchase roses for Valentine's Day with the preference being a single red rose with baby's breath.
♥ Second only to Christmas, Valentine's Day cards fly off the shelves of the store. You might believe that wives and sweethearts are the primary recipients of Valentines Day cards. The most interesting fact about Valentine's Day is that teachers will receive more Valentine's Day cards than anyone else. Sweethearts are at the bottom of the list.
♥ You might think that your special someone has gone overboard purchasing you a gift for Valentine's Day. The most elaborate (and expensive) Valentine's Day gift ever was the Taj Mahal which took 22 years to build.
♥ There are always new discoveries in medicine, technology and science. One of the interesting facts about Valentine's Day is that on Valentine's Day in 1929 penicillin was introduced to the world.
♥ The bulk of Valentine's Day cards are sold during the six days before Valentine's Day and more Valentines are purchased by women. In fact, women purchase more than 80% of all Valentine's Day cards that are sold.
♥ In spite of the name "Saint Valentine", in 1969 the Roman Catholic church removed Valentine's Day as an officially recognized church holiday.
♥ Many celebrities celebrate (or celebrated) their birthdays on Valentine's Day. Some popular names on this list include Jack Benny, Hugh Downs, Jimmy Hoffa and Gregory Hines.
♥ While Valentine's Day cards top the list of gifts at 65% of all gifts given, jewelery is at the bottom of the list. Jewelery is the gift of choice of only 11% of all gift givers.
♥ Every year there are 1,000 Valentine's Day letters and cards sent to "Juliet" from the Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet. These letters and cards are received in Verona where they lived.
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