Interesting facts about Valentine’s day

1. Based on retail statistics, about 3 percent of pet owners will give Valentine’s Day gifts to their own pets. 2. About 1 billion Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged each year making them the second largest seasonal card sending time of the year. 3. During the Medieval Times girls would eat unusual foods on Valentine’s Day. It was believed that it made them have dreams about their future husband. 4.The oldest known Valentine’s Day card is being displayed at the British Museum in London. It’s dates back to the 1400’s. 5. In Finland Valentine’s Day is called Ystävänpäivä, which in english means “Friend’s day”. It's more about remembering your buddies than your loved ones. 6. In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who would be their Valentine. They would wear this name pinned onto their sleeves for one week to let everyone to see. This was the origin of the expression "to wear your heart on your sleeve." 7. More than 35 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolate will be sold for the Valentine's Day. 8. 73 percent of people who buy flowers for Valentine's Day are only men, while only 27 percent are women. 9. Women purchase the most valentines day gifts approximately 85 percent of the gifts are bought by women