Happy VDay: Fun Facts & Sexy Pics...

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It happen's once a year (even though it should be every day)... its a day to recognize love with chocolates and roses and to share love and affection with those that you love the most!

Although it is supposed to be a day of happiness and love, it can also be a day that points out how single and lonely you really may be. At Coastal Beauties, we believe you all deserve love and happiness today...so here is our Valentine's Day gift to our lovers out there....Enjoy a few fun facts about Valentine's Day with some eye candy in between....

Happy Valentine's Day! xoxo

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How did it start?!

There are various theories on the origin of Valentine's Day, but the most popular dates back to the time of the Roman Empire during the reign of Claudius II, 270 AD. Claudius didn't want men to marry during wartime because he believed single men made better soldiers. Bishop Valentine went against his wishes and performed secret wedding ceremonies. For this, Valentine was jailed and then executed by order of the Emperor on February 14. While in jail, he wrote a love note to the jailor's daughter signing it, "From your Valentine." Sound familiar?

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Did you know:

Casanova, well known as "The World's Greatest Lover," ate chocolate to make him virile.

Physicians of the 1800's commonly advised their patients to eat chocolate to calm their pining for lost love.

Richard Cadbury produced the first box of chocolates for Valentine's Day in the late 1800's.

Over $1 billion worth of chocolate is purchased for Valentine's Day in the U.S.

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The red rose was the favorite flower of Venus, the Roman goddess of love.

Red roses are considered the flower of love because the color red stands for strong romantic feelings.

189 million stems of roses are sold in the U.S. on Valentine's Day.

California produces 60 percent of American roses, but the greater number sold on Valentine's Day in the United States are imported, mostly from South America.

Approximately 110 million roses, mostly red, will be sold and delivered within the three-day Valentine's Day time period.

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In addition to the United States, Valentine's Day is celebrated in Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, France, Australia, Denmark, and Italy.

The most fantastic gift of love is the Taj Mahal in India. It was built by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan as a memorial to his wife.

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.