Trivia About Love
Red roses are the most popular flower to give as a romantic gift. Although
they may all look the same to the untrained eye,
there are actually more
than 900 different varieties of red rose.
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The oldest known love song was written 4,000 years ago and
comes from an area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
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Historically, sweat has been an active ingriedient in perfume and love portions
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The most beautiful and incredible gift of love is the Taj Mahal in India.
Built by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan as a memorial to his wife, it took almost twenty two
years to build and required the labor of 20,000 workers from all over India and Central Asia
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Love can excert the same stresses on your body as
deep fear. You see the same
physiological responses: pupil dilation, sweaty palms, and increased heart rate
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Since ancient Greece, the apple has been a symbol
of love. The Celts
believed that the apple represented love because it lasted so long after being picked
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The Italian city of Verona, where Shakespeare's lovers Romeo and Juliet
lived, receives about 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet every Valentine's Day
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In the 20th century scientists from Baltimore stated that during a kiss
people exchange about 278 different kinds of bacteria, 95% of which are harmless
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Engagement rings are often worn on the fourth finger of the
left hand because the ancient Greeks maintained that that finger
contains the vena amoris, sometimes known as the 'vein of love', that runs straight to the heart
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Every Valentine's Day, the
Italian city of Verona, where Shakespeare's lovers Romeo and Juliet
lived, receives hundreds of letters addressed to Juliet
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73 percent of people who buy flowers for Valentine's Day are men, while only 27 percent are women
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Red signifies strong feelings and the red rose was the favorite flower of Venus, the Roman goddess of love
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