International Kissing Day, and whether you kiss the ones you love or kiss token for good luck, here are 11 facts you might not know about that peck from your lips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here are some fun kissing facts for when you want to pucker up next.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n IT\u2019S GOOD FOR YOU<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Aside from releasing tones of good hormones and natural chemicals, it can reduce some skin problems, burn a few calories, and reduce stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n IT SPREADS GERMS<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n One kiss can have up to 80 million new bacteria. Ew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n KISSING BIOMES<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n When you kiss another person, yes you can share nasties, but you can also exchange microbs. Over time, you can change your microbiome in your mouth<\/p>\n\n\n\n OVER A LIFETIME<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n On average, people spend about 336 hours kissing, this is two weeks of your life!<\/p>\n\n\n\n LONGEST MOVIE KISS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Kids in America is a comedy movie with the longest movie kiss (six minutes).<\/p>\n\n\n\n OLD KISSING LAWS<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Some outdated and forgotten laws skill include men with mustaches beign banned from kissing or men kissing their wives on a Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n DIRTIEST STONE<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Around 400,000 people kiss the Irish Blarney Stone in County Cork every year. It\u2019s the dirtiest rock in the world!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n UNIQUE LIPS<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Lips are like snowflakes \u2013 no two are the same. Maybe we should print them for security as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n X NAME<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n The act of writing an X instead of your name came from \u201ckissing\u201d with serious or sincere intent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n LONGEST MOVIE KISS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Kids in America is a comedy movie with the longest movie kiss (six minutes).<\/p>\n\n\n\n FRENCH KISSES<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n French kiss comes from the old idea that the French (and therefore their mouths) were more passionate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n SCI-FI FTW!<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Star Trek broke a lot of social boundaries \u2013 including the first interractial kiss between Captain Kirk and Lt. Uhura.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n PRIMAL FEEDING<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Some scientists think that kissing evolved from primates chewing their food and feeing it to their young. Eventually it was part of soothing and affection.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n ETIMOLOGY<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n The word kiss is from \u201cCyssan\u201d (Old English) which is from \u201ckussijanan or kuss\u201d (in proto-Germanic).<\/p>\n\n\n\n STUDYING IT<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n The science of kissing is called philematology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n INSLUTING KISSES<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n The insulting slang \u201ckiss my ass\u201d dates back at least to 1705.<\/p>\n\n\n\n SENSITIVITY<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Your lips are even more sensitive than your finger tips or genitals. They might not be able to make (most people) orgasm (sort of, some women can), but that\u2019s still some intense pleasure!<\/p>\n\n\n\n HEAD TILT<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Around 2\/3s of people tilt their head to the right when they kiss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n DIFFERENT MUSCLES<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n French kissing involves 34 facial muscles. A pucker kiss involves only two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n KAMA SUTRA<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n This book of passion lists over 30 different kinds of kissing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n LEPERS NEED LOVE TOO<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Kissing someone with leprosy became a sign of humility in the medieval ages, especially amoung the rich and religious nobles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n WEDDING PECKS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n A kiss at the end of your wedding ceremony comes from Roman tradtions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The first on-screen kiss was shot in 1896 by the Edison Company. Titled The May Irwin-John C. Rice Kiss, the film was 30 seconds long and consisted entirely of a man and a woman kissing close up.[4]<\/p>\n\n\n\n AMERICAN FILM RESTRICTIONS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Between 1930 and 1968, people kissing in American films could no longer be horizontal; at least one had to be sitting or standing, not lying down. In addition, all on-screen married couples slept in twin beds, and if kissing on one of the beds occurred, at least one of the spouses had to have a foot on the floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n EYELASH KISSES<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n In 1929, it was observed that the people of the Trobriand Island would finish a kiss with biting off the eyelashes. So, short eyelashes were a status symbol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n KING HENGRY VI<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n On July 16, 1439, King Henry VI banned kissing in England to prevent the spread of the plague.<\/p>\n\n\n\n TESTOSERONE<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n When kissing a guy can pass on this male sex hormone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n LONGEST KISS<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n The world’s longest kiss lasted for 58 hours, 35 minutes and 58 seconds. Thai couple Ekkachai Tiranarat and Laksana Tiranarat set the world record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Anymore kissing facts you want to add? 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