5 Interesting Facts About Smooching for International Kissing Day
Because July 6 is the celebration of the kiss
July 6 is International Kissing Day, which was founded in 2006 to celebrate kissing and the important role it plays in our relationships. And why shouldn’t kissing have its own special day? Whether it’s a peck on the cheek or a passionate tongue dance, kissing is extremely enjoyable — if it leads to sex or is just done on its own. However, there’s a lot more to kissing than you may realize. The following are five interesting facts about kissing that you may not know.
Tongued and Toned
When you kiss your partner, you’re not only getting pleasure, you’re getting a workout. That’s because kissing uses 146 muscles — 34 facial and 112 postural muscles. The orbicularis oris, which is the muscle around the mouth, does the most work during a kissing session, thus becoming even stronger for the next tongue lashing.
Lengthy Lip Locks
Some people have really taken advantage of the strong mouth muscles they build up when kissing. In 1926, the stars of Don Juan, John Barrymore and Mary Astor, used their mouth muscles to kiss 127 times throughout the movie. In real life, it wasn’t a series of kisses that got attention for Thai couple Ekkachai and…
