Cuddling (or other ‘love’ acts) helps to heal physical wounds faster due to the release of Oxytocin which is proven to reduce swelling.
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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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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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Brain scans show that people who view photos of a beloved experience an activation of the caudate - the part of the brain involving cravings.
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'X' became symbolic for a kiss because in the middle ages when alot of people were illiterate and they used to sign documents with an X and then kiss it for sincerity.
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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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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