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Valentine's Day By The Numbers

March 1st 2010 02:24

The origins of Valentine's day probably date back to 270 A.D. when St Valentine was executed for secretly marrying couples. It has become the day on which lovers express their love for each other by presenting various gifts.
Valentine's Day has also become a very sweet day for retailers across the globe with massive profits made on flowers, cards, chocolate, teddy bears and many other items.
The info-graphic below sourced from Bill Shrink offers a detailed insight into what St Valentine's Day really means to the modern world.



Valentine’s Day
Click to open the full sized infographic in a new window.

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