6.  In Great Britain, Valentine's Day began to be celebrated around the seventeenth century>

7.  By the middle of the eighteenth century, it was common for friends and lovers to exchange small tokens of affection or handwritten notes.

8.  In Medieval times, girls ate bizarre foods on St Valentine's Day to dream of their future spouse. Many believed that the first unmarried person, of the opposite sex, that you met on the morning of Valentine’s Day would become your future spouse.  In olden times, some people believed that if a woman saw a robin flying overhead on Valentine's Day, it meant she would marry a sailor. If she saw a sparrow, she would marry a poor man and be very happy. If she saw a goldfinch, she would marry a millionaire.

9.  73% of Valentine Day flowers are bought by men, whereas women buy only 23% of Valentine flowers.  The first Valentine's Day box of chocolates was introduced by Richard Cadbury in 1868.

10.  In Wales, wooden love spoons were carved and given as gifts on Valentine’s Day. Hearts, keys and keyholes were favorite Valentine decorations on the wooden spoons.  These symbols meant the heart would be unlocked for love.