16 Things You Never Knew About Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day... The most romantic day of the year! As you take care of your last-minute shopping and planning for your special dates, the team at Hulett Chevrolet-Buick-GMC is here to help get you in the mood with these fun facts that you never knew about Valentine's Day. Your date will be impressed with how much you know about this romantic holiday! 1. Every year, over 50 million roses are given for Valentine's Day worldwide. 2. Over 60% of the roses sold in the U.S. are imported (mainly from South America). 3. In Victorian times, people believed it was bad luck to sign a Valentine's Day card. 4. The average man will spend over $100 on Valentine's Day. 5. The expression "to wear your heart on your sleeve" dates back to a tradition started in the Middle Ages. At that time, young women and men drew names out of a bowl to see who their Valentines would be, and they would wear the name they drew pinned to their sleeves for one week. 6....