40% of people who are rejected in romantic love slip into clinical depression.
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Rex the German Shepherd was a rescue dog with a bad temper. He refused to be fed by humans and would attack strangers, but he’s a changed dog after falling in love with Geraldine the goose!
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According to the New York Times, a study conducted during the 1980's found that men who kiss their wives before leaving for work live longer, get into fewer car accidents, and have a higher income than married men who don't.
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When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
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People are more likely to tilt their heads to the right when kissing instead of the left (65 percent of people go to the right!)
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In 1999, a fisherman found a love letter in a bottle from a soldier in WWI. He returned said letter to the now deceased widows 86 year old daughter.
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You burn 26 calories in a one minute kiss.
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Ten seconds of hugging a day increases levels of oxytocin, which can reduce blood pressure, thus cutting the risk of heart disease.
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