Falling in love raises levels of nerve growth in a person's brain for about a year and can improve their memory.
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Studies show that the risk of a “secret love” being revealed heightens romantic feelings for the partners, thanks to increased levels of phenylethylamine (PEA).
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In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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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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Sea otters hold hands while sleeping so they don’t drift away from each other.
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Twenty nine percent of women spend more time shopping for shoes than they do looking for a life long mate.
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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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Erotomania is a type of delusion in which the person believes another person is in love with him/her.
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