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Around 190 million cards are sent on this day making it the second most popular holiday to send cards after Christmas.

If you include cards given at school and handmade cards, the number of Valentine's exchanged is estimated to be nearly 1 billion. Because so many students give cards, teachers receive the most cards of any profession.

Around 85% of Valentine's cards are purchased by women.

Around 73% of flowers are purchased by men.

Around 36 million heart shaped boxes of chocolate will be given as gifts on Valentine's Day.