50 Heart Coloring Pages - Free!

Hearts began to be used as a symbol of romantic love from the 19th century. Although there are records that in Greece the first heart drawing as we know it today arose, but it is more related to the shape of an abortive plant called Silphium.

There are also theories that this drawing is linked to the figure of a woman, when she crosses her arms over her belly, the shape of the buttocks when she is sitting, among other parts where this figure can be found in a woman's body. Although it can also be simple convenience on the part of the artists.

The important thing is that this symbol has become a very simple way to show love. And at Coloring Together we are romantics! So the heart images to color will help you show your love to that special person.

That's not all! On top of each of the heart coloring pages you will find a little fun fact about this important organ. What are you waiting for to start? We want to see how you will make those hearts beat with enthusiasm, full of color!

1. Do you know how much blood our heart pumps in one minute? 5 liters of blood per minute! And this can increase if you exercise, it can even reach 20 liters of blood per minute. Incredible!
2. The size of a human heart is the equivalent of the size of its fist.
3. A baby's heart, although it is smaller, pumps more blood per minute than an adult's.
4. The characteristic "thump, thump" that we hear from our heart comes from the sound produced by the four valves as they close.
5. Generally the heart beats 60 to 100 times per minute.
6. A heart generally weighs around 300 grams.
7. Each year around 7.2 million people die due to heart problems.
8. According to several studies, the more beats a heart has per minute the lower the life expectancy. The good news is that our beats per minute can decrease if we exercise.
9. To improve heart function, people over 18 years of age are recommended to do moderate aerobic exercise for a minimum of 150 minutes per week.
10. Due to their high blood sugar levels, people with diabetes are more likely to suffer from heart disease.
11. Several studies have shown that tobacco use increases heart rate and can produce irregularities with the heartbeat.
12. World Heart Day is celebrated on September 29 of each year.
13. The heart is capable of pumping more than 7,000 liters of blood per day. Amazing!
14. Because the heart's cells stop dividing after birth, unlike other organs, it is unusual for heart cancer to occur. It only happens in newborns who have developed cancer during their gestation period.
15. The figure we usually draw to represent a heart has its origins in Greece, where it represented the leaf of the Silphium plant, a plant that was used as an abortive method, which was related to love and sexuality.
16. It was from the 19th century in Europe that the heart became widespread as a symbol of romance.
17. In prehistory the representation of a geometric heart was not related to love, it was related to a plant idea, or a symbol of prosperity, friendship, health and sex.
18. In ancient Egypt the heart was drawn in the shape of a vessel, because it was believed to be where thoughts and feelings were contained, but it was not related to the concept of love that we have today.
19. The first metaphor of the heart as a symbol of romantic love arose from a chivalric novel, Le roman de la poire.
20. The Mymaridae, a member of a family of wasps, is the animal with the smallest heart in nature.
21. The animal with the largest heart is the blue whale, which can weigh around 180 kilograms. It's almost as big as a small car!
22. Did you know there is an animal that has its heart reversed? The giraffe! Its left ventricle is wider than the right, the opposite of other animals.
23. The first heart transplant was carried out in Cape Town (South Africa) in 1967.