Happy Valentine’s Day in History
By Tim Newlin • Feb 1st, 2012On February 14th, 20 million women in the USA will send flowers to themselves, hundreds of young couples will be arrested by religious police in Muslim countries while authorities ban the sale of red roses and red heart-shaped artifacts. 16 million heartfelt e-cards will be sent on the Internet. In the US alone 200 million extra letters will be delivered by postal workers and 700 million school kids will hand deliver letters to each other (with teachers getting the largest share).


