We know that Valentine’s Day is the day of love, but what do we not know about this romantic holiday?

1. The average American will spend $119.67 on Valentine’s Day this year, up from $100.89 last year.
2. Men spend almost twice as much on Valentine’s Day as women do. This year, the average man will spend $156, while the average woman will only spend $85.
3. Fifteen percent of U.S. women send themselves flowers on Valentine’s Day.
4. Over 50 percent of all Valentine’s Day cards are purchased in the six days prior to the holiday.
5. Teachers receive the most valentines, followed by kids, mothers, wives and sweethearts.
6. Every Valentine’s Day, the Italian city of Verona, where Shakespeare’s lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, receives about 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet.
7. The average number of wedding proposals is 220,000 on Valentine’s Day each year.
8. About 189 million stems of roses are sold in the U.S. on this day.
9. The red rose was the favorite flower of Venus, the Roman goddess of love.
10. Over $1 billion worth of chocolate is purchased on this romantic day in the U.S.
11. Valentine’s Day is the second largest seasonal card sending time of the year.