Conversation Hearts

• About 8 billion hearts will be produced this year; that’s enough candy to stretch from Rome, Italy to Valentine, Arizona 20 times and back again.
• The peak selling season for conversation hearts last only six weeks, but confectioners produce the candy for nearly eleven months of the year.
• At least 10 new conversation heart sayings are introduced each year. Recent additions include "Yeah Right", "Call Home" and "Puppy Love."
• Each year the television game show JEOPARDY! includes questions about conversation hearts on its Valentine's Day show.