7 Things You Didn't Know About Valentine's Day | History Countdown

From the origins of the box of chocolates, to the evolution of Cupid, discover 7 little known facts about Valentine's day, in this episode of History Countdown. #HistoryCountdown

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[thinkpanzer]

Never thought England could be the country where valentine began

[Ocasio-CortezPrez]

Fact #8, every time someone says "Valentime's Day", a little piece of my soul dies.

[nicodelfine]

Very interesting. Thank you for sharing! ♥️♥️

[mimib]

Cupid is a cherub and they are more like warriors than cutesy little babies

[GuitarOnlineAcademy]

Happy Valentine´s Day ! Just created a guitar tab for this day!

[danielkaiser]

Wow, thank you for this interesting information. I learn something new every day!
👍😃❤

[Mattheman]

It’s amazing how our schools never got to teach us about why we celebrate Valentine’s Day

[刘贝贝-kn]

Can anyone explain to me, at 2:51 of the video, "We already know that Chaucer was the first to start a centuries-long tradition of students handing out cartoon-clad notes to their whole fourth-grade class and inspiring those magical 11 words: “You bought this card at CVS on your way home, didn’t you?” what does that mean? So curious.

[RandomGuy]

1:07 this part of this video was played at my school and my substitute teacher just said "let it through"

[thebasementupstairs]

I would be pleased and make pickles if given vinegar for Valentine’s Day.

[njorogefred]

I only recognize the Valentine from Red Dead Redemption.

[Aalhilali-ww]

The Dey is the most underrated artist of the century so if he is not in a position for this role he should have been the best player in history but the way the club has handled him has changed his opinion and. He will 😊always has the most important role for us fans will always remember that we will never forget that the way the terd was

[ditto]

This is very interesting! Just around the corner Valentine's Day will be here and I'll be able to understand this one holiday.
Thanks for sharing!

[beautifulcrazey]

A Christian priest thought something was a buzz kill, 🤔😂, vinegar valentine's? I loved this way too much. Greatly appreciated.

[greenculturemedia]

I dont think valentine in 2021 is helpful, with the pandemic, how can you love for a day and go back to pain the next ?

[BryanCharlesGibbyGibson]

Whose voice is this??? Sounds like Jen Sincero.

[football.shorts.]

Fun fact: I was born in valentines day

[Hispandinavian]

I remember the scene from the 1972 Tales from the Crypt movie. The nice old man received scathing hate Valentine's cards.

[dryzumd]

St Valentine was a patron saint of love
There used to actually be men back in the old days that would secretly draw names from a box and engage in love encounters with young girls
Kinda like swinger parties in a way

[scroogemcdollarsrichunclem]

Hearts come from butts it was a perversion