When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
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A Korean man called Lee Jin-gyu fell in love with his large, huggable pillow and married it.
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Brain scans show that people who view photos of a beloved experience an activation of the caudate - the part of the brain involving cravings.
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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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Every year around 1 billion Valentine cards are sent. After Christmas it's a single largest seasonal card-sending occasion.
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The typical person spends about 600 hours having sex between the ages of 20 and 70.
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Ten seconds of hugging a day increases levels of oxytocin, which can reduce blood pressure, thus cutting the risk of heart disease.
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