Fancy That!

Facts to make you go“WOW!”

YOUR HEART BEATS AROUND 115,000 TIMES A DAY.

◆ The maple leaf is a symbol of love in China and Japan.

◆ MYBIGFATGREEK WEDDING IS THE HIGHESTGROSSING ROMANTIC COMEDY IN HISTORY.

February 14 is known as Chocolate Day in Ghana

◆ TheT I(heart) NY logo was nvented by MiltonM Glaser, whow first skketched it in red crayonc on a used envelope in the back of a taxi, in 1976. ◆ Wolves, swans, gibbons, black vultures and albatrosses all mate for life.

◆ THE FAIRY FLY HAS THE SMALLEST HEART OF ANY LIVING CREATURE.

◆ Love, meaning “no score” in tennis, dates back to 1792.

◆ BURNINGLOVE WAS ELVIS PRESLEY’S LAST TOP 10 HIT IN AMERICA. ◆ THE CELTS SAW THE APPLE AS A SYMBOL OF LOVE BECAUSE IT LASTS SO LONG AFTER BEING PICKED.

◆ Broken heart syndrome has similar symptoms to a heart attack, but is caused by a rush of stress hormones. ◆ RESIDENTS OF OREGON EXPRESS THEIR LOVE FOR THEIR STATE WITH A GREEN HEART.

◆ The Qixi Festival is the Chinese Valentine’s Day.

15% of American women send themselves flowers on Valentine’s Day 3% of petowners givetheir petaValentine’s Daygift

◆ In the language of flowers, a lavender or thornless rose means love at first sight, while dark pink means gratitude. ◆ No Valentine? February 15 is Singles Awareness Day.

◆ ENGAGEMENT RINGS ARE WORN ON THE FOURTH FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND BECAUSE THE ANCIENT GREEKS BELIEVED THE VENA AMORIS, OR “VEIN OF LOVE”, RUNS FROM THAT FINGER TO THE HEART.

Stevie Wonder played every instrument on IJustCalled ToSayILoveYou.

Research shows that holding a loved one’s hand relieves stress and pain

◆ PIGS ARE A FAVOURITE THEME ON GERMAN VALENTINE’S GIFTS.

◆ The American pygmy shrew’s heart beats faster than any other animal at 1,200 beats per minute.

◆ IN SOUTH KOREA, IT’S TRADITIONAL FOR WOMEN TO GIVE MEN CHOCOLATES ON VALENTINE’S DAY.