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 Korea, there's a man named Lee Jin-gyu who fell in love and married his life-sized Japanese body pillow (called a "dakimakura").
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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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You burn 26 calories in a one minute kiss.
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Gary Kremen, founder of match.com, lost his girlfriend to a man she met on match.com.
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Wearing red increases attraction.
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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In 1999, a fisherman found a love letter in a bottle from a soldier in WWI. He returned said letter to the now deceased widows 86 year old daughter.
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