- Kissing has many documented benefits, including helping reduce tooth decay through increased saliva production and lowering stress levels. - The world's longest kiss took place in 2002 and lasted over 30 hours. - In medieval Italy, public displays of affection like kissing could result in the couple being forced to marry. - Different astrological signs are said to have characteristic styles of kissing, from quick and passionate for Aries to lingering and intimate for Taurus.

1. Kissing Facts & Kiss Benefits It is a matter of record that Canadian porcupines kiss one another on the lips.

2. The world's longest kiss took place on January 28, 2002. Louisa Almodovar and Rich Langley of New Jersey kissed for a record 30 hours, 59 minutes and 27 seconds on a segment of "Ricky Lake".

3. Matrimonial pollsters' studies prove that a man who kisses his wife good-bye when he leaves for work every morning averages a higher income than does the fellow who doesn't do that thing.

4. In medieval Italy kisses weren't taken, or given, lightly. If a man and a woman were seen embracing in public they could be forced to marry!

5. Our brains have special neurons that help us locate each others lips in the dark. (It's really true too! I've tried it!)

6. It is estimated that the average person will spend about 20,160 minutes kissing in their lifetime.

7. You burn 26 calories in a 1 minute kiss.

8. The first kiss ever shown in a movie was in 1896. The movie, was called The Kiss.

9. Hershey's Kisses got their name because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hershey's_Kisses

10. 50% of all people kiss before they turn 14. Kissing helps reduce tooth decay. Kissing increases the mouth's production of saliva, and saliva helps clean the mouth thus aides prevention of tooth decay.

11. Aries: Your kisses are quick and passionate fits of lustful pleasure that are there and then gone. Taurus: Your kisses linger; they are deliberate, heartfelt and they can go on and on and on. Gemini: Your kisses are interrupted by spasms of giggles, smiles and funny observations.

12. Cancer: Your kisses are warm and tender, and you never want to let them go. Leo: Your kisses are wild and uninhibited, biting and clawing, you expect applause for your performance . Virgo: Your kisses are so subtle and tidy, your lover only notices them once you've finished.

13. Libra: You're too busy worrying about your breath to really get into your kisses. Scorpio: You skip the kiss and get straight to whatever comes next for you. Sagittarius: Your kisses are surprising, spontaneous affairs that leave the kissed wanting more.

14. Capricorn: Your kisses are intense moments of sublime relief from the stress of your day. Aquarius: Your kisses are wet and messy, and you tend to keep your eyes open. Pisces: Your kisses are starry-eyed, amorous and long-lasting.

15. Kisses are the messenger of love And I send you kisses They may be invisible, Floating in on the breeze But they know Their way To your face………..To your lips Their feather touch will whisper The love that’s Waiting here for you I love You baby