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Interesting Valentines Facts!

February 14th 2008 11:00
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- Worldwide, over 50 million roses are given for Valentine's Day each year.

- Of all flowers purchased, men are responsible for buying approximately 3/4.

- Men also buy the most chocolate.


- Men are also more likely to purchase Valentine’s Day gifts at the last minute (just like my neighbour who came home at 6pm tonight (13th) and told his wife he had to go out to 'buy a few things'. He wasn't too subtle either. )


- Women however, tend to shop up to two weeks earlier.

- About 1 billion Valentine's Day cards are exchanged in US each year. That's the largest seasonal card-sending occasion of the year, next to Christmas.

- Adults 35 and under send more humorous cards than any other age group.

- It is estimated that 10 million virtual Valentines day e-cards will be sent online this year.

- In the US Valentine's Day:
- Most cards are given to teachers.
- Parents receive 1 out of every 5 valentines.
- 3% of pet owners will give Valentine's Day gifts to their pets.


- Alexander Graham Bell applied for his patent on the telephone, an "Improvement in Telegraphy", on Valentine's Day, 1876.
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Unusual Facts

September 29th 2007 21:00
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Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.


The glue on Israeli postage stamps is supposed to be certified as kosher.

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The REAl Size Of The LOCH NESS MONSTER

September 13th 2007 10:01
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Many people in Scotland and all over the world have been fascinated with the idea of the Loch Ness Monster and the possibility of it's existence.

It was calculated some time ago that If the Loch Ness monster truly exists, it could only be about as big as a 12 year old as there is only enough fish in the loch to feed a 31 kg (about 67 lb) creature.

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BLACK And/Or WHITE Dogs BEWARE!

September 10th 2007 12:32
Here's an ancient facts guaranteed to make your black, white or both coloured dog shiver right down to his paws.....

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During ancient times in Japan when the townspeople wanted rain, they would shoot an arrow at a black dog, and if they wanted fine weather they would shoot an arrow at a white dog.

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