Holding hands with someone you love can alleviate physical pain as well as stress and fear.
26
You burn 26 calories in a one minute kiss.
605
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!
44
Cuddling (or other ‘love’ acts) helps to heal physical wounds faster due to the release of Oxytocin which is proven to reduce swelling.
22
Sandy, an African Penguin, has been in 'love' with her keeper at the Nuremburg zoo since 1996.
34
Gary Kremen, founder of match.com, lost his girlfriend to a man she met on match.com.
69
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").
-2
When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
130