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Electrifying Facts About Kissing You Probably Don't Know. by DrPurple(m): 11:42am On Sep 28, 2019 |
Sharing a kiss is no doubt the simplest way to engage with your partner and express that giddy feeling of butterflies they give you. Of course, it’s such a normal thing that we don’t even bat an eye anymore when we do it, or see it. But like anything else, there’s more beneath the surface about kissing, like health benefits, origins of etymology, and the science of kissing. Kissing uses more muscles than you think. In total, one kiss uses 146 muscles working together. You may think the majority of those are in your face, but actually 112 of those are postural muscles, and the remainder 34 is various facial muscles. Even so, the muscle used the most in a kiss is the muscle around your mouth of course, called the orbicularis oris. How did researchers find out something like this? Well, they studied couples kissing underneath an MRI scanner. Imagine that experiment! The world record for the longest kiss. There is a Guinness World Record for the longest- lasting kiss, and it’s insanely high! Thai couple, Ekkachai and Laksana Tiranarat held a kiss for 58 hours, 35 minutes, and 58 seconds without a break. If that’s not a symbol of love, I don’t know what is! To emphasize this impressive feat even more, the average person spends two weeks of their life kissing – about 20,160 minutes in total. I imagine the total amount of time kissing by this record breaking Thai couple must be even higher! There’s actually health benefits to kissing. When you lock lips, your mouth produces extra saliva which helps clean your mouth and prevent tooth decay! Although keep in mind, that one kiss can carry up to 80 million new bacteria, which may be a turn off if you’re a germophobe. Rest assured, research implies that this bacteria swapping and sharing microbes is good for you and boosts your immune system. Worried about your complexion? Kissing can also minimize dermatitis and blemishes on your skin. Kiss-a-phobia is a real fear. Afraid to have your first kiss? Many people are nervous at first, which is normal! But there is a phobia for pretty much everything, and kissing is no exception. The fear of kissing is officially known as philemaphobia which makes sense, because the Greek word for kissing is “philema”. Of course, this can occur not only in young people, but lovers of all ages. Sometimes it may not get better unless you seek therapy! Which way do you lean? While your reaction to kissing feels like a natural response, for the most part, our kissing style can be traced back to when we were still in our momma’s stomach! The majority of people will tilt their head to the right when they kiss. This may seem like a socialized trait, but it actually goes back even further. The theory goes, is that we lean to the right because when we were in the womb, we naturally tilted our heads to the right. The next time you lean in for a smooch, keep in mind that two-thirds of people will lean to the right, although there may be the occasional left- tilter, so watch out for head bumps! There is a science behind kissing… If you want to follow a career in kissing, you can! The study of kissing is called philematology, while the person who studies kissing is called an osculologist. Now that’s a mouthful! If you choose to pursue this study, you’ll learn deeper about things like how many calories a kiss burns (3 per minute), or that lips are like snowflakes in that no two lip impressions are the same!
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