In Korea, there's a man named Lee Jin-gyu who fell in love and married his life-sized Japanese body pillow (called a "dakimakura").
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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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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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Kissing an infection-free partner is good for your teeth!
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A Korean man called Lee Jin-gyu fell in love with his large, huggable pillow and married it.
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There's a love mattress that is specifically designed for couples who sleep on each other's arms.
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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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8 out of 10 people think that the first kiss indicates how the rest of the relationship will be.
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