Crazy Facts About Valentine’s Day.

A Michigan-based lawyer runs a Valentine’s Day promotion, giving away free divorces.

14th February is upon us, so today, we are sharing the love with these ten crazy facts about the most romantic day of the year, Valentine’s Day. 

Ikea Australia gave away a coupon for a free crib for babies born on November 14th, which is exactly 9 months after Valentine’s Day. The coupon & proof of birth had to be shown.

With three people known as St. Valentines linked with the 14th of February, it is unclear which one the day actually honors. St. Valentine of Rome was beheaded for performing weddings in secret.

Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone on Valentine’s Day, 1876. In 2012, 230 million texts were sent – 11 million more than any other day in February.

Valentine’s Day is banned in Saudi Arabia. The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice restricts the sale of roses & anything red.

$12.9 billion is spent on Valentine’s Day per year. 200 million roses are produced specifically for the day, 73% of which are bought by men.

Teddy Roosevelt’s diary entry for February 14, 1884, reads: ‘The light has gone out of my life.’ His mother and wife both passed away within hours of each other on that day.