In 2010, Gary Richmond was beaten into a coma. He woke up with amnesia and no memory of his wife of 20 years. Subsequently, he ended up falling in love with her all over again!
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Falling in love raises levels of nerve growth in a person's brain for about a year and can improve their memory.
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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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When someone looks at a new love, the neural circuits that are usually associated with social judgment are suppressed.
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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 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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As a rule, 66 percent of people keep their eyes closed while kissing. The rest take pleasure in watching the emotions run the gamut on the faces of their partners.
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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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