Everyone probably knows how to kiss, the question is did you know that there are many interesting aspects to kissing? Is kissing good or bad for you? How do people kiss in Japan, France or other countries? Can you lose weight by kissing more? Today we are going to reveal 19 interesting facts about kissing.
1. Kissing can help women relax and relieve stress.
2. A passionate kiss puts 29 muscles in the face under tension, and these 29 muscles include 12 muscles in the lips and 17 in the tongue area. In other words, kissing can be seen as an effective way to exercise, smoothing the skin, preventing wrinkles, and also accelerating blood circulation. Perhaps the effect of kissing is better than using various skin creams or doing masks. Of course, the process of kissing is much more comfortable than using skin creams and masks.
3. One out of every two people on the planet loses their first kiss before the age of 14.
4. A passionate kiss lasting 90 seconds may raise blood pressure and cause the pulse to beat faster. In addition, kissing increases blood hormone levels, reducing life expectancy by one minute.
5. People who kiss regularly are said to live five years longer than those who kiss more frequently than average, who are more likely to be involved in traffic accidents.
6. Kissing allows for an exchange of saliva between the two parties, which includes many different substances, water, enzymes, bacteria, fat, natural salts, and proteins. According to a recent study, the exchange of these substances can stimulate a person’s immune system to produce antibodies.
7. Typically 66% of people close their eyes during a kiss, while the rest are happy to watch their partner’s facial expressions change.
8. Kissing can prevent plaque and tooth decay, similar to how toothpaste works. Kissing can stimulate the secretion of large amounts of saliva, which contains calcium and phosphorus and is effective in preventing dental caries. Passionate kissers are less likely to get gingivitis. In addition, the pH of saliva is neutral during kissing, which can also prevent dental disease.
9. The lips are 200 times more sensitive than the fingers.
10. French kissing is called “the union of souls”. When the French kiss, not only do their lips touch each other, but their tongues must also touch each other. The passionate French have invented many other ways of kissing.
11. Eskimos kiss differently by simply rubbing each other’s noses. The Eskimos only open their lips a little when the olfactory organs of their kissing partners touch. Then, the Eskimos take a deep breath and release the air when their lips join each other. After indulging in each other’s scents, they squeeze each other’s noses with their cheeks.
12. In Japan, Taiwan, mainland China, and Korea, kissing in public is often considered rude. Two Japanese people should maintain a certain distance before kissing each other, bending and bowing with their heads touching and then kissing each other for a second.
13. Endorphin hormones are a good anesthetic. The more passionate the kissing, the more endorphins the body will secrete. The hormones produced by a passionate kiss achieve a pain-relieving effect 200 times more potent than morphine. In addition, some other interesting effects produced by kissing are related to antibiotics. During a kiss, saliva automatically produces antibiotics, which can also have an anesthetic effect and make you forget about the pain.
14. While a quick romantic kiss may burn 2 to 3 calories, a French kiss burns at least 5 calories because French kissing involves opening the mouth and making tongue contact. Scientists have announced that to achieve weight loss, we do not need to kiss like crazy. Just three kisses lasting 20 seconds a day can get you to the point of losing weight.
15. According to US statistics, the average American woman kisses 80 men before she gets married.
16. Whether you’re left-handed or not, you usually tilt your head to the right when kissing, and if not, it means you’re not in a good relationship with the person you’re kissing.
17. The average person spends 20,160 minutes (about two weeks) kissing in their lifetime.
18. Kissing burns 26 calories of energy in the body for every minute it lasts.
19. The flying kiss gesture is actually a greeting that lacks emotion.