Every occasion that is celebrated over the world has some fun facts associated with it. This day was not always celebrated as we do today. Here is the most enjoyable and unbelievable collection of Valentine's Day Fun Facts.

• About 1 billion Valentine's Day cards are exchanged in US each year. Women purchase 85% of all Valentines. That's the largest seasonal card-sending time of the year, next to Christmas.
• In the middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week.
• Children between ages 6 to 10 exchange more than 650 million Valentine's cards with teachers, classmates, and family members.
• Verona, the Italian city where Shakespeare's play lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, receives about 1,000 letters every year sent to Juliet on Valentine's Day.
• 3% of pet owners give Valentine's Day gifts to their beloved furry friends.
• Over 50 million roses are given on Valentine's Day.
• 73% of people who buy flowers are men.
• On average men spend $130 for their dates on Valentine's Day.
• Children received 39% of all Valentine's related gifts and candies.
• Mothers and wives are the biggest givers on Valentine's Day, providing 33% of all gifts.
• More than 36 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolate will be sold for Valentine's Day.
• Even if they don't make the final purchases until the last few days, 75% of men testify that they plan ahead for Valentine's Day.
• On Valentine's Day, women prefer to open their gifts after a nice dinner while men prefer to receive presents first thing in the morning.
• The most romantic place to share candy is in front of the fireplace.
• In the 1800s physicians commonly advised broken hearted patients to eat chocolate to calm their pining.