In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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8 out of 10 people think that the first kiss indicates how the rest of the relationship will be.
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As a rule, 66 percent of people keep their eyes closed while kissing. The rest take pleasure in watching the emotions run the gamut on the faces of their partners.
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People are more likely to tilt their heads to the right when kissing instead of the left (65 percent of people go to the right!)
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Kissing releases masses of oxytocin, a "love potion" that helps couples bond and feel more attracted to each other.
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When you kiss someone for the first time, you get a spike in the neurotransmitter dopamine, making you crave more.
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Research has shown that allowing chocolate to melt in your mouth produced brain and heart rate activity that was simliar to - and even stronger than - that produced with passionate kissing.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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