We all enjoy a really good kiss, but did you know that licking lips with someone makes you live longer, helps prevent tooth decay and helps burn calories?
Apart from the obvious bacteria swapping and reducing stress levels, it turns out there is plenty more to know about a good snog with your partner, lover, or whoever else you happened to be swapping saliva with.
"Scawrld" has now produced a written content on the 12 facts you never knew about kissing, and these are the surprising facts, captured "12 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW KISSING DOES TO YOU"
1. It increases life expectancy
Men who kiss their wives or partners, in the morning lives five years longer than people who don't.
2. It prevents tooth decay
Kissing increases the mouth's production of saliva,which helps to clean the mouth and prevent tooth decay.
3. It swap more than just germs
We swap an average of 9ml of water, 0.7mg of protein, 0.18mg of organic compound, 0.71mg of different fats and 0.45mg of sodium chloride when we lock lips.
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4. But there are still a LOT of germs involved
One milliliter of saliva contains about 100.000.000 bacteries.
5. It actually burns calories
Couples can burn anywhere between 2 and 26 calories per minute while kissing and can use upto 30 muscles.
6. We do a lot of it
The average person will spend an estimated 20.160 minutes of their life time kissing, that's 336 hours or 14 whole days.
7. Some more than others, it seems
The longest kiss ever recorded was 58 hours, 35 minutes and 58 seconds-nearly 2 and half days.
8. Our brains knows how to find our lovers lips
66% of people close their eyes during kiss.
Our brains have special neutrons that helps us to locate each others lips in the dark.
9. It can stop us from falling ill
There is some evidence, from past studies that suggests that kissing, provides us a means of protecting ourselves from certain viruses.
10. It's more than just fun, its stress relieving
Holding hands and kissing, reduces level of the stress hormone cortisol, thereby lowering blood pressure and optimizing immune responds.
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11. There's is a scientific reason for why you want more
When you kiss someone for the first time, you get a spike in dopamine which makes you crave more....
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"Scawrld" has now produced a written content on the 12 facts you never knew about kissing, and these are the surprising facts, captured "12 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW KISSING DOES TO YOU"
1. It increases life expectancy
Men who kiss their wives or partners, in the morning lives five years longer than people who don't.
2. It prevents tooth decay
Kissing increases the mouth's production of saliva,which helps to clean the mouth and prevent tooth decay.
3. It swap more than just germs
We swap an average of 9ml of water, 0.7mg of protein, 0.18mg of organic compound, 0.71mg of different fats and 0.45mg of sodium chloride when we lock lips.
Read also.. Mourinho blocks Mikel moves to leave Stamford Bridge
4. But there are still a LOT of germs involved
One milliliter of saliva contains about 100.000.000 bacteries.
5. It actually burns calories
Couples can burn anywhere between 2 and 26 calories per minute while kissing and can use upto 30 muscles.
6. We do a lot of it
The average person will spend an estimated 20.160 minutes of their life time kissing, that's 336 hours or 14 whole days.
7. Some more than others, it seems
The longest kiss ever recorded was 58 hours, 35 minutes and 58 seconds-nearly 2 and half days.
8. Our brains knows how to find our lovers lips
66% of people close their eyes during kiss.
Our brains have special neutrons that helps us to locate each others lips in the dark.
9. It can stop us from falling ill
There is some evidence, from past studies that suggests that kissing, provides us a means of protecting ourselves from certain viruses.
10. It's more than just fun, its stress relieving
Holding hands and kissing, reduces level of the stress hormone cortisol, thereby lowering blood pressure and optimizing immune responds.
Read also.. Soldiers avert farmers, herders clash in Anambra
11. There's is a scientific reason for why you want more
When you kiss someone for the first time, you get a spike in dopamine which makes you crave more....
12. Additionally
It's helps maintain a healthy and Sexy lips, making it's Pink or Reddish colour glow lightly.
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