Do you know about these amazing facts about kissing?

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Amisha Verma

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Kissing is a universal deed across cultures, languages, and even species.  As we learn more about one another, we naturally desire to kiss them. Though it is sometimes regarded as a small show of love, it is far more than that. Human relationships depend much on kissing, which affects emotions, chemistry, and social ties. Here are some amazing insights on the art of kissing. 

1 You were already kissing before you were born 

It is strange but true. A German researcher claims that two-thirds of the hundreds of couples he studied had their heads cocked to the right. Fetuses start to show a sucking reflex, an action like kissing, around 10 to 14 weeks during pregnancy. After birth, nursing depends on this reaction, although it also mimics the lip motions connected with kissing. You were so, in a sense, honing the kissing gestures even before you were born. If you want to improve your health, then a kiss or two is all you need. Unless, of course, you are ill. 

2 Kissing seems to have endless supposed benefits

When done regularly, this facial exercise routine may help you burn between 2 and 26 calories per minute, stimulate the production of saliva against tooth decay, and calm your mind and body. We also want to mention that your lips are one hundred times more sensitive than your fingers, therefore kissing often improves your mood. Possibly a romantic connection. It is amazing and helps. It provides benefits like:

1 Natural face workout
2 Prevents cavities from developing
3 Reduces stress and anxiety
4 More endorphins released that make you happy 

3 Kissing is a viable profession 

Phenomenology is the study of kisses from a scientific perspective. The West, where public displays of love are more common, is where the trend reportedly began, according to experts. Who says kissing just had to be saved for love when you can make a profession out of it? For professional actors, kissing on screen is a job requirement, and they are trained to perform these scenes convincingly and professionally. 

 4 We kissed long before we knew how to read or write 

People in other parts of the world were fascinated by it and began adopting it as well. It is the standard closing for greeting cards and letters with a personal touch. Stay in touch forever with your love. Despite their seeming randomness, these letters really have a significant past. In the Middle Ages, when many people could not read or write, an X was used as a signature and the paper was kissed to signify sincerity, as revealed by historians. These actions are some of the earliest forms of non-verbal communication, helping to build bonds and establish relationships.

5 People remember their first kiss more than the first time they sex

The first kiss is often associated with a sense of innocence and discovery. Ironically, Hollywood devotes so much marketing money to promoting sexuality yet the significance of a first kiss is greater. Psychologist John Bohannon of Butler University researched 500 individuals and discovered that most of them remembered their first passionate kiss, with some recalling as much as 90% of the experience. 

6 We kissed tentatively to see where things were

 A tentative kiss is often gentle, slow, and careful, indicating that both people are testing the waters. According to writer Cheryl Kirshenbaum's book, The Science of Kissing: What Our Lips Are Telling Us About Love, one of the main reasons people kiss is to locate a compatible romantic partner. She says that the manner a person kisses us may tell us a lot about them, from their degree of dedication to our genetic compatibility. Hugs and kisses are exchanged between us. 

Also here are some interesting facts about kissing

  • More than 95% of men and women occasionally like to rub their noses while kissing.
  • Men, more than women, use kissing to end their fights.
  • On average, a person spends 14 days of his life kissing.
  • Psychopaths are more likely to kiss with their eyes wide open.
  • When you kiss someone for the first time, your dopamine levels rise and you start to need more.
  •  Three passionate kisses a day can double your metabolic rate and can help you lose up to a pond.
  •  Kissing is a pain killer both physically and mentally.
  • When someone fixes their eyes on your lips during conversation, it means that they want to kiss you.
  • Kissing helps a woman reduce her depression risk.
  • A woman can get an orgasm via kissing.
  • You can find your lover’s lips even in darkness because certain neurons in the brain aid to do this.
  • A kiss simulates 29 muscles and chemicals causing relaxation.
  • Men who kiss their wives before leaving for work get into fewer car accidents.
  • 70% of people had their first kiss by the age of 15.
  • The expectation of a kiss stimulates saliva flow to the mouth, giving the teeth a plaque-dispersing bath.
  • 10% of people on Earth never kiss.
  • When two people kiss they exchange between 10 million and 1 billion of bacteria.
  • People kiss at weddings because kisses were used in ancient times to seal contracts .
  • The science of kissing is called philematology.
  • Kissing causes your pupils to dilate, that is why you mostly tend to close your eyes when locking lips.
  • Kissing makes your heart beat faster and pumps more oxygen to your brain.
  • Philematophobia is the fear of kissing.
  • Men are more likely to initiate a kiss before sex, while women are more likely to do it after sex.
  • Kissing helps you become resistant to allergies.
  • While kissing a guy passes on testosterone, the male sex hormone.
  • Kissing aids in reducing tooth decay. This is because the extra saliva helps in keeping the mouth clean.
  • A one-minute kiss burns 26 calories. 
  • Kissing helps you determine if someone is a good match.
  • A morning kiss can help prevent mental illness.
  • It can be 10 times more effective than morphine.

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