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“Valentine's Day.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Valentine's%20Day. Accessed 26 January 2020.
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The first known use of Valentine's Day was in 1668
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