“Cupid” performed by Amy Winehouse (Live at Glastonbury, 2007)
Hearts, flowers and chocolates are all part of the holiday we celebrate as Valentine’s Day. Find out more about the Legend of St. Valentine and the origins of the Day of Love by clicking here: History.com
Here’s 10 Trivia questions (answers given below) about Valentine’s Day:
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Besides Frederick Douglas, Carl Bernstein and Jimmy Hoffa, click HERE for a list of other famous people born on February 14th.
The heart shape wasn’t always a romantic symbol.
Artist Gil Elvgren‘s pinup girl wishes you a happy holiday!
Prior to the 14th century, the shape we call a heart symbolized the anatomical heart, widely believed to be humans’ center of memory, according to Time. It wasn’t until Italian and French artists began championing the idea of romantic love that the St. Valentine heart became synonymous with love.
“Wearing your heart on your sleeve” is more than just a phrase.
In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names to see who their Valentine would be. They would wear the name pinned to their sleeve for one week so that everyone would know their supposed true feelings.
Find out more trivia about Valentine’s Day from Woman’s Day.com
Meet Hilda, the creation of illustrator Duane Bryers and pin-up art’s best kept secret. Voluptuous in all the right places, a little clumsy but not at all shy about her figure, Hilda was one of the only atypical plus-sized pin-up queens to grace the pages of American calendars from the 1950s up until the early 1980s, and achieved moderate notoriety in the 1960s.
Yield: 12 to 15 pancakes
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by: RasaMalaysia
Yield: 12 Chicken Wontons
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Do aphrodisiacs really work? Sample these aphrodisiac foods with your sweetie and see if the science holds true.
Photo by Reader’s Digest
Source: 19 Natural Aphrodisiac Foods Proven to Spark Romance
Photo by Pizza Hut©
National Pizza Day is on February 9th of every year. How are you going to celebrate?
If you like Pizza Hut©‘s crust, try making it at home with the aid of a bread machine. Check out the Genius Kitchen recipe below:
Yield: Serves 6
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If you want to have square pieces, bake your pizza in 9 x 16 rectangular pans instead of the round pizza pan.
Also, the original recipe called for 1/2tsp. msg (monosodium glutamate)/ (Accent®)