A Bunch Of Arse?
Ananova: "The 'heart' symbol used to represent love is actually based on the shape of female buttocks, according to a scientist.
Pscychologist Galdino Pranzarone, who studied the origins of Valentine's Day, says the symbol is inspired by a woman's bottom as seen from the rear.
Prof Pranzarone, of Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia, told Discovery News that he analyzed "essential literary and speculative evidence from mythology and secondary sources."" [Read the full story]