1. 15 percent of U.S. women send themselves flowers on Valentine’s Day

2. The red rose was the favorite flower of Venus, the Roman goddess of love. The color red stands for strong romantic feelings making the red rose the flower of love.

3. Juliet, from Romeo and Juliet, receives over 1,000 letters every Valentine’s Day.

4. About 1 billion Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged each year.

5. Approximately 110 million roses, the majority red, will be sold and delivered within the three-day time period around Valentine’s Day.

6. Hallmark has over 1330 different cards specifically for Valentine’s Day.

7. Only the U.S., Canada, Mexico, France, Australia and the U.K. celebrate Valentine’s Day.

8. Wearing a wedding ring on the fourth finger of the left hand dates back to ancient Egypt, where it was believed that the vein of love ran from that finger directly to the heart.

9. Teachers receive the most Valentine’s Day cards.

10. Women purchase 85 percent of all valentines.

11. 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.

12. In the United States, 64 percent of men do not make plans in advance for a romantic Valentine’s Day with their sweethearts.

Information from www.corsinet.com, www.listcollections.com and www.stvalentinesday.org