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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Two in five people in the world marry their first love.
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When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
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In 2010, Gary Richmond was beaten into a coma. He woke up with amnesia and no memory of his wife of 20 years. Subsequently, he ended up falling in love with her all over again!
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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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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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Kissing an infection-free partner is good for your teeth!
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40% of people who are rejected in romantic love slip into clinical depression.
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