Valentine's Day

Did you know these interesting Valentine's Day facts? 

• About 8 billion candy hearts will be produced this year; that’s enough candy to 
  

  

  Richard Cadbury

  stretch from Rome, Italy to Valentine, Arizona 20 times and back again.
  
  
• On average, men shell out $130 each on candy, cards, jewelry, flowers and dates. That’s more than double what women commit to spending. 
  
  
• Richard Cadbury invented the first Valentines Day candy box in the late 1800s
  
  

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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. 
  
  
• Worldwide, over 50 million roses are given for Valentine's Day each year.
  
  
   
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