Lips are 100 times more sensitive than the tips of the fingers
A real kiss may quicken the pulse to 100 beats in a minute
A French kiss moves about 29 muscles in the face
One little kiss burns up to 3 calories. The longer the kiss: the better the exercise
The world's longest kiss took place in New York City, lasting 30 hours, 59 minutes, and 27 seconds
It is thought that men who kiss their wives every morning before going to work live 5 years longer than men who don't
70% of people aged 16 to 24 years had their first kiss by the age 15, whereas only 46% of their parents had kissed by the same age
Couples may transfer an average of 9 milligrams of water, 0.7 milligrams of protein, 0.18 milligrams of organic matter, 0.71 milligrams of fat and 0.45 milligrams of salt to each other with each open-mouthed kiss
It is said that an average woman kisses about 29 men before getting married
A kiss can contain up to 278 of different bacteria, most of which are non-dangerous
An average person spends two weeks of his or her life kissing
Two out of every three couples turn their heads to the right when they kiss
Eskimos, Polynesians and Malaysians rub noses instead of kissing
First movie kiss was in 1896 when John C Rice kissed May Irwin in the film called 'The Kiss'
Kissing helps reduce tooth decay because the extra saliva it creates helps clean out the mouth
More than 4,400 couples arrived together in the streets in Chile for a ten second kiss, this set the world record for the largest number of people kissing simultaneously
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Lips are 100 times more sensitive than the tips of the fingers
A real kiss may quicken the pulse to 100 beats in a minute
A French kiss moves about 29 muscles in the face
One little kiss burns up to 3 calories. The longer the kiss: the better the exercise
The world's longest kiss took place in New York City, lasting 30 hours, 59 minutes, and 27 seconds
It is thought that men who kiss their wives every morning before going to work live 5 years longer than men who don't
70% of people aged 16 to 24 years had their first kiss by the age 15, whereas only 46% of their parents had kissed by the same age
Couples may transfer an average of 9 milligrams of water, 0.7 milligrams of protein, 0.18 milligrams of organic matter, 0.71 milligrams of fat and 0.45 milligrams of salt to each other with each open-mouthed kiss
It is said that an average woman kisses about 29 men before getting married
A kiss can contain up to 278 of different bacteria, most of which are non-dangerous
An average person spends two weeks of his or her life kissing
Two out of every three couples turn their heads to the right when they kiss
Eskimos, Polynesians and Malaysians rub noses instead of kissing
First movie kiss was in 1896 when John C Rice kissed May Irwin in the film called 'The Kiss'
Kissing helps reduce tooth decay because the extra saliva it creates helps clean out the mouth
More than 4,400 couples arrived together in the streets in Chile for a ten second kiss, this set the world record for the largest number of people kissing simultaneously