Random Information Friday

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• The science of kissing is called philematology.

• The fear of kissing is called philematophobia.

• In Naples, Italy in the 16th century, kissing was an offense that carried the death penalty.

• You burn 26 calories in a one minute kiss.

• A simple pucker uses two muscles, the upper and lower orbicularis otis surrounding the lips. A passionate kiss uses all 34 facial muscles.

• The Catholic church declared kissing to be a mortal sin in the middle ages.

• The average person will spend an estimated 20,160 minutes kissing in their lifetime.

• International kissing day is February 5th.

• A study at Princeton University in 1997 concluded that our brains are equipped with neurons that helps us find our lovers lips in the dark.

• Canadian porcupines kiss one another on the lips.

• 50 % of all people kiss before they turn 14.

• In Indiana it is illegal for a mustached man to habitually kiss human beings. In Hartford it is illegal for a man to kiss his wife on Sunday and in Cedar Rapids, Iowa it's a crime to kiss a stranger.

• In the middle ages a person who could not write/read would sign documents with an X. They would kiss this mark as a sign of sincerity. Eventually the X came to represent the kiss itself.

• A kiss can contain 278 of different bacteria. 95% of which are non dangerous.

• 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 in an open mouth kiss.