Here we list some Crazy Facts about Kissing : ;-)
1) History of Kissing
" Nobody is sure as how kissing started. Even no one is sure if it was an instinctual or learned behaviour. The word “kiss” comes from the Old English word cyssan, which means “to kiss.”
But no one is sure where cyssan comes from. Kissing as romantic gesture finds mention in poems of Sumer civilization. The ancient Egyptians have mentioned about kissing in their poems. Even the Romans had several words for several different types of kissing. Kissing the hand or cheek was known as basium, closed-mouth kissing was known as osculum, and a passionate kiss was known as a saviolum."
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2) How Kissing Spread Over the World
"However, the true origin of kissing remains a mystery, historians have found in India the earliest references to the practice. Historians believe that when Alexander The Great invaded India, where kissing had been common as it was described in Vedic scriptures as “touching with their mouths,”. Then he probably spread the knowledge of kissing to the western world and we haven’t stopped since. Even Epic Mahabharata contained references of lip kissing."
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3) 10 percent People Do not Kiss
"These days, 10 percent of the world’s cultures don’t kiss due to variety of reasons. Some people in Sudan don’t kiss as they believe with mouth to mouth contact their soul will get stolen as mouth is the window of the soul."
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4) Pucker Up!! Bacterias Don't Harm
" Around 10 million to 1 billion bacteria are exchanged when two people kiss but you will be amazed to know that Kissing is more sanitary than shaking hands. Trust me give me a damn about bacteria and pucker up. A study says that men who kiss their wife’s in the morning, reportedly life five years longer than who don’t."
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5) Science of Kissing
" The science of kissing is calledPhilematology. The people who make their career out of the study are called Osculologist. Even more thereis scientific term for French kissing – Cataglottism and fear of kissing is called Philemaphobia."
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6) Kissing Euphoria
" When you kiss someone yourheart beats faster and more oxygen reaches your brain. Endorphins is released whichbring on waves of euphoria and triggers the release of oxytocin in your body. Oxytocin “love hormone” helps you in developing feelings of attachment and keeps the love in a relationship alive."
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7) Kissing Health Beanefits
" Kissing is very good for health. It helps to burn calories and one minute of kissing burns 2 calories. It helps to strengthen immune system, relieves pains and stress and also helps to prevent cavity. So do you really need more reasons to pucker your lips."
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8) Longest Kiss
" Thailand’s Ekkachai and Laksana Tiranarat hold the world record for longest kiss. At a Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Event in 2013, they created history by kissing for 58 hours, 35 minutes and 58 seconds. They broke the previous record of 31 hours and 18 minutes held by Andrea Sarti and Anna Chen. "
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9) You Learn Kissing Style in Womb
" Two thirds of people tilt their head to the right when they kiss and scientists believe that this instinct originates in womb when we naturallytilted our heads to the right. A average person spends two weeks of its life Kissing."
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10) Eskimo Kiss
" Eskimo kiss, in which people bump noses together insteadof their mouths, didn’t start because they feared that their mouths will get frozen together, but due to extreme cold, the Eskimos only have their eyes and noses exposed and they invented their own method to display affection."
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