Tuesday, February 12, 2008



Here are some Fun Facts!!!!



- 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.

-73% of people who buy flowers for Valentine’s Day are men, while only 27 percent are women.

-California produces 60 percent of American roses, but the vast number sold on Valentine’s Day in the United States are imported, mostly from South America.

-Approximately 110 million roses, the majority red, will be sold and delivered within a three-day time period.

-About 3% of pet owners will give Valentine’s Day gifts to their pets.

-Worldwide, over 50 million roses are given for Valentine’s Day each year.

-About 1 billion Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged in US each year. That’s the largest seasonal card-sending occasion of the year, next to Christmas.