Valentine's Day Facts

Fun Facts for a Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day from all of us at The Baby Cubby! We hope your day is filled with sweets and hugs! I love having another day to shower my husband and kids in a little extra love! I thought it would be fun to dive into a some fun facts and hilarious superstitions I found on the internet surrounding this day of love!

Superstitions

  • If an apple is cut in half, the number of seeds found inside the fruit will indicate the number of children that individual will have.
  • To be awoken by a kiss on Valentine's Day is considered lucky.
  • On Valentine's Day, the first guy's name you read in the paper or hear on the TV or radio will be the name of the man you will marry.
  • If you see a squirrel on Valentine's Day, you will marry a cheapskate who will hoard all your money.
  • If you see a goldfinch on Valentine's Day, you will marry a millionaire.
  • If you see a robin on Valentine's Day, you will marry a crime fighter - maybe they mean Batman!

Facts

  • Women purchase 85% of all valentines.
  • In order of popularity, Valentine's Day cards are given to teachers, children, mothers, wives, sweethearts and pets.
  • Parents receive 1 out of every 5 valentines.
  • About 3% of pet owners will give Valentine's Day gifts to their pets.
  • Valentine's Day and Mother's Day are the biggest holidays for giving flowers.
  • Worldwide, over 50 million roses are given for Valentine's Day each year.
  • Richard Cadbury invented the first Valentines Day candy box in the late 1800s.
  • Alexander Graham Bell applied for his patent on the telephone, an "Improvement in Telegraphy", on Valentine's Day, 1876.
  • The oldest surviving love poem till date is written in a clay tablet from the times of the Sumerians, inventors of writing, around 3500 B.C

I hope you enjoyed these fun bits about Valentine's Day. You can wow the ones you love with these interesting little tidbits as you dig into some chocolate or share a romantic dinner!

You can find more fun facts at http://www.stvalentinesday.org/valentines-day-fun-fact.html

 

 

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