See 20 Unbelievable Facts About Kissing

Who doesn't love a good kiss? Find out more about this enjoyable exercise for two with the list below that brings interesting facts and curiosities about you:

1. 50% of the population gives the first kiss on average at 14 years.
2. Kissing releases substances 200 times more powerful than morphine.
3. The kiss of the tongue is called? Union of souls? in France (they are known as inventors of this kind of kiss).
4. The kiss is tastier than the hug, because the lip feel is much more sensitive than the hand.
5. According to US statistics, an average woman kisses 80 men before marriage.
6. While 66% of the population closes their eyes at kiss time, the rest likes to see the reactions on their partner's face.
7. In the old days, in the medieval era, if you were caught? with someone, you could be forced to marry.
8. In Japan, Taiwan, China, and Korea kissing in public is badly regarded.
9. There are laws against certain types of kisses and kissers in Indiana in the USA, a mustache man can't "kiss humans normally", whereas in Connecticut if you kiss your wife on Sundays you can get in trouble with local law.
10. New Jersey had the longest kiss in history in 2002 on the Rikki Lake TV show. The act lasted an astonishing 31 hours!
11. Did you know that the word osculo is synonymous with kiss? The term comes from Latin and means "small mouth", precisely the movement of "pout" that is done to kiss.
12. In Russia, the greatest symbol of recognition for someone was to win a kiss from the Tsar.
13. In ancient Rome, the standard length between men was a kiss on the eyes or on the mouth.
14. The Eskimo kiss is not just a rub on the nose, they slightly open the lips and exhale, so that one can taste the? from the other. Then the noses touch the cheeks and stay there for a minute or two in a super cute hug.
15. An average person spends 14 days of their total life kissing.
16. Kissing for 90 seconds shortens lifespan by 1 minute due to increased blood pressure and heart rate.
17. Kissing prevents tooth decay, as it increases saliva production, helping to clean the mouth.
18. 1 minute tongue kiss burns 26 calories, twice as much as a run uphill at the same time!
19. 29 facial muscles come into play during the kiss.
20. Kissing helps to relax and reduces stress.

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20 Interesting Facts About Kissing (April 2024)