From the seeds of the silphium plant, to ancient coins and candy hearts--the symbol of love has come a long way.
Valentine's Day is a day full of love and heart--and heart shapes. From boxes of candy, candy hearts, and balloons, to the '<'3'>' in text-messages and hand-drawn hearts on love letters, that unique heart symbol has special meaning to the love and loved. For anyone who has ever seen a real heart, though, the symbol is clearly not anatomically accurate. So, where did that heart symbol, that has come to represent 'love' on this and every other day of the year? Well, the answer may surprise you--but like so many icons in our daily life--it too was inspired by nature.
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