It’s that time of year again, yes Valentine’s Day is right around the corner!

So whether you like flowers, jewelry  or just a gift card for your favorite coffee place, here are a few fun and interesting facts about  Valentine’s Day.

• Richard Cadbury produced the first Valentine's box of chocolates around 1868
• More than 35 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolate will be sold for Valentine's Day.
• Over $1 billion worth of chocolate is purchased for Valentine's Day in the U.S.
• In the United States, 64 percent of men do not make plans in advance for a romantic Valentine's Day with their sweethearts. (check out http://valentinesday2012.com/ for some ideas)
• 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.
• About 3% of pet owners will give Valentine's Day gifts to their pets.
• The red rose was the favorite flower of Venus, the Roman goddess of love.
• Red roses are considered the flower of love because the color red stands for strong romantic feelings.
• 189 million stems of roses are sold in the U.S. on Valentine's Day.

Source: http://www.theromantic.com/valentinesday/trivia.htm