Curious Facts You Must Know About Kissing

By Editorial Staff in Facts On 23rd July 2015
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#1 Kissing someone for the first time transmits Dopamine

Dopamine makes you crave more for the kiss. It makes you lose your appetite and makes it hard for you to sleep.

#2 The release of oxytocin

Oxytocin is also known as 'love hormone.' It helps in developing feelings of attachment.

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#3 The Longest kiss ever

The world record for the longest kiss stands at well over two days. Thai couple Ekkachai Tiranarat and Laksana Tiranarat kissed each other for 58 hours, 35 minutes and 58 seconds.

#4 Gives feeling of safety

When you kiss someone, you automatically start feeling safe and secure with that person.

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#5 Goodbye kisses increases our life expectancy

Well, ladies, it is believed that goodbye kisses make husband live longer as they feel happy. So, do not let them go to the office before kissing them.

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#6 First on-screen kiss

In the year 1896, a short film 'The Kiss' had a first on-screen kiss. It is more than a century ago. The film was of a 23-second featuring Canadian actress May Irwin. Thomas Edison aired the film.

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#7 People tilt their head to right side

While kissing partner, most of the people tilt their head to the right to enjoy a more passionate kiss

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#8 You can find your right partner

If kissing someone gives you the feeling of belonging, then you have found your right partner. Kissing helps people to find potential partners.

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#9 Slower the kiss, faster the heartbeat

Kissing fastens the heartbeat, and more oxygen reaches your brain.

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#10 You can have kiss career

The study of kissing is called haematology, and cosmologist is the word for who studies kissing.

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#11 Takes Serious Muscle Power

A kiss mostly involves the orbicularis oris that is a muscle of mouth. It might sound as a serious workout, but one kiss requires the coordination of 146 muscles total, including 34 facial muscles and 112 postural muscles.

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#12 Kissing is healthy for you

In one minute kissing, you can burn 26 calories. Now, treat yourself with a chocolate cake and burn calories by kissing.

#13 Kiss is illegal, be careful about the place

At some places in United states, a kiss is still illegal.

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#14 Fifty-Six percent people kiss passionately

Only a little over half of the world's lovers kiss passionately. And 75% of Italians say they do so a few times a week.

#15 Average Person Spends only two weeks of lifetime in kissing

The average person spends 20160 minutes in kissing of his/her lifetime.