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 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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It's possible to die from a broken heart; it's called Stress Cardiomyopathy.
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Gary Kremen, founder of match.com, lost his girlfriend to a man she met on match.com.
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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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Kissing an infection-free partner is good for your teeth!
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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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