Pashing, smooching, snogging – whatever you like to call it, here are 9 fun facts about kissing.
1. The average smooch is around 6 seconds.
2. Chimpanzees and bonobos enjoy kissing too.
3. Making out can burn around 2 calories per minute.
4. Kissing releases the hormone oxytocin, the “love drug” that makes us feel trust and connection.
5. The longest kiss ever recorded lasted a total of 58 hours 35 minutes and 58 seconds.
6. There is a theory that kissing is evolution’s matchmaker. The act of love was a way to exchange information about the other person's health and genetic compatibility.
7. Finish your next negotiation with a peck. In ancient Rome, contracts and formal agreements were sealed with a kiss.
8. In our lifetime, we will spend an average of two weeks kissing each other.
9. The largest kiss ever recorded included 39,879 people smooching simultaneously in Mexico, on 14 February 2009.
