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It's Valentine's Day

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It's Valentine's Day

It's Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is celebrated across the globe on February 14th.

The day of love is thought to have been celebrated as early as 496 AD, not being associated with romantic love until the 14th and 15th centuries.

Today, an estimated 27.5 billion is projected to be spent, breaking down to $188.81 per person.

Millennials are the generation who spends the most on gifts followed by Gen Z, Gen X, and lastly, Boomers.

Men will spend almost twice as much as women, on average, for their sweetheart this year.

It is anticipated that 35% of Americans plan to give the gift of an experience.

Gifting flowers this year?

You're not alone, an estimated 250 million stems are sold at Valentine's globally and 50% of all yearly flower sales happen around the 14th.

Who shares a Valentine's birthday?

Saxophone player Maceo Parker 82, Magician Teller 77, actress Meg Tilly 65, actor Simon Pegg 55, singer Rob Thomas 53, actor Jake Lacy 40, actor Freddie Highmore 33, actress Madison Iseman 28, and late actress Florence Henderson would have been 91 today.


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