Proper Valentine card is an anonymous card in the form of heart. However, you cannot limit flight of fantasy. Under its pressure humanity innovated, invent and will reinvent Valentine’s Day gifts. Most precious ones…
The heaviest:
This card weighs about 2268 kg. and represents a giant table in the form of heart, carved from coral by a diligent immigrant from Latvia, Edward Lidskalnynsh. You see this miracle table in the city Homestead, Florida, USA.
The largest:
This card - 10 meters in width, 40 meters in length - was established in 2000 in the heart of Bombay. Unfortunately, it was not an amorous Indian boy who made such a feat, but a local ice cream trading company. Tricky owners decided to get into Guinness World Records and attract attention of consumers to their products. However, anyone could leave his declaration on the card, so it quickly turned to a hymn of universal love.
The most expensive:
Aristotle Onassis presented it to a singer Maria Kallass. Valentine card was made of gold, covered with diamonds and other precious stones and wrapped in a mink coat. However, Greek still married Jacqueline Kennedy.
The most useful:
In 2004, NOKIA company issued a gift set for Valentine’s Day, which consisted of a mobile phone and chocolates - also in the form of phones.
The loudest:
On one of Tokyo squares, on February 14, they arrange a competition for the loudest Valentine’s Day gift. Girls and boys one by one climb on a specially built for this purpose platform and cry each other words of love and tender passion. The winner is the one whose gift is louder and vocal chords - stronger.
The strongest:
In 2005, an Englishman from the town of West Midlands boiled special beer with a title «Womanizer». It was light pink, because it included local blackthorn, and quite strong - about 6% alcohol, because they added local gin in it. It is assumed that «womanizer» drunk on Valentine’s day should soften women’s hearts and loosen men’s tongues. Or vice versa.
The most innovative:
Sir Elton John is a very gentle and romantic fellow. In 2005, a 56-year-old singer filled sky over Las-Vegas with inflatable roses of unrealistic size only for his beloved, 40-year-old David Furnish.
According to polls, on February 14 men on average are willing to spend about $ 122 for gifts, while girls - no more than $ 50.