Things You Didn't Know About Kissing

Few things are as nice as a good kiss, but also, few things are as terrible as a bad kiss. The washing machine, the slobbering dog, you've probably experienced them all at some point. But that's not what we're going to talk about now. There are actually all sorts of fun facts to share about kissing that we here in the editorial office didn't know and you probably don't either. So read carefully, remember forever, and casually drop it once to make an endless impression.

In America, they love crazy laws, and in Colorado, it is legally prohibited to kiss a sleeping woman. Just so you know.

With just a minute of kissing, you can burn over 6 calories. That's already quite a Tic Tac, count your gains!

During the Middle Ages, people signed official documents with an X and then gave it a kiss. That's why we still use an 'x' as an abbreviation for a kiss.

The germophobes should stop reading for a moment, but a kiss can transfer a good 278 bacteria. And a long kiss? That's good for millions of bacteria.

Your lips are the most sensitive parts of your body.

Kissing is good for a youthful appearance because you quickly engage 34 different facial muscles, so you end up with a nice tight face.

The record for kissing belongs to a Thai couple who managed to kiss for 58 hours, 35 minutes, and 8 seconds in 2013.

There are also people who are afraid to kiss. And I mean really afraid. It's called philemaphobia and is a serious condition.