 - Approximately 1 billion Valentine's Day cards are sent every year!
- The term "wear your heart on your sleeve" comes from the Middle Ages. Young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. Then they would wear the name of their valentine on their sleeves for one week.
- February 14 is the second most celebrated day in the United States, Christmas comes in first.
- Parents receive one out of every five valentines.
 - Cupid is associated with the holiday because he was the son of Venus, the Roman god of love. Cupid's likeness often appears on Valentine cards.
- 85% of all valentines are purchased by women. Men buy most of the millions of boxes of candy and bouquets of flowers given on Valentine's Day.
- Worldwide, over 50 million roses are given for Valentine's Day each year.
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