kissing facts - 8 mind blowing facts about kissing
Kissing.
A kiss is the act of pressing ones lips lips against another's lips, body or an object.
Among other things a kiss can express love, passion, affection, respect, greeting, friendship and good luck. The science of kissing is named philematology.
Kissing is nearly universal and is practiced in at least 90 percent of cultures among sexual or romantic partners. Depending on the culture, relationship and context, a person may kiss another on their lips, cheek, head, hand and each of these gestures may carry a difference social significance. According 0:40 to to a recent research, males kiss romantically as a way of trying to gain sexual favors and also to attempt reconciliation.
Females kiss to assess prospective mates. If a female is in a committed relationship she will kiss to reestablish her status in the relationship. In general, kissing has higher importance to women than men and women are more likely to insist on kissing before a sexual encounter. Couples transfer an average of 9 milligrams of water, 0.7 milligrams of protein, 0.18 milligrams of organic matter, 0.71 milligrams of fat and 0.45 milligrams of salt to each other with each open-mouthed kiss.
A kiss transmits smells, tastes, sound and tactile signals that all affect how individuals perceive each other and, ultimately, whether they will want to kiss again. Women tend to be attracted to male partners with different genetic makeup from their own.
This is detected through smell during the kiss. Kissing can escalate a relationship or end it. A typical French kiss moves 29 muscles in the face.
The most universally known kiss is the French kiss. The ‘French kiss' is a type of sexual arousal in which two people kiss with their mouths open so that the tongues can touch.There are hundreds of different theories on the origin of the French kiss. A common theory states that the term 'French Kiss' dates back to the 1730’s. It is believed that the word French was used as a derogatory term. In 1666 Pope Alexander VII proclaimed kissing as a sin.
Philematophobia is a fear of kissing.
A person suffering with this phobia might experience breathlessness, excessive sweating, dry mouth, feeling sick, shaking, heart palpitations, inability to speak or think clearly, a fear of dying, becoming mad or losing control, a sensation of detachment from reality or a full blown anxiety attack. The first kiss ever recorded 2:30 on film was called The Kiss (1896).
The world's longest kiss took place in New York City, lasting 30 hours, 59 minutes, and 27 seconds. The exact origin of kissing is unknown.
One theory suggests that the nourishment and oral satisfaction that kissing provides may be linked to the long history of prehistoric mothers who, through the act of “mouth feeding,” transferred pre-masticated food to their infants. A kiss can contain up to 278 different bacteria, 95% of which are non-dangerous.
70% of people aged 16 to 24 years had their first kiss by age 15, 46% of their parents had kissed by that age.
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