Valentine's Day Fun Facts:
* Over 1 billion Valentine cards are sent in the U.S each
year.
* Some of the countries that celebrate Valentine's Day:
The United States, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, France,
Australia
* Over 50 million roses are given for Valentine's Day
each year.
* The first box of Valentine's candy was in the late 1800's.
* The oldest known greeting card in existence, is a
Valentine card made in the 1400's and can be admired at
the British Museum (London).
* Commercial valentines were introduced in the 1800's.
By the 19th century printed Valentine's cards were on sale
and extremely fashionable - in 1825 the Post Office handled
more than 200,000 letters more than usual on St Valentine's Day.