Kissing was first recorded in Vedic Sanskrit texts in India around 1500bc
❖ Kisses under the mistletoe in the Middle Ages implied commitment and
sometimes that a couple were engaged ❖ The French were the first to introduce
kissing as part of courtship in the 6th century ❖ It is illegal for a husband to
kiss his wife on a Sunday in Connecticut ❖ James Belshaw and Sophia
Severin kissed non-stop for 31 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds in Oxford
Street, London, ending on 7 July 2005 ❖ Alfred Wolfram of Minnesota, USA,
holds the Guinness record for the most kisses: 8,001 people in eight hours ❖
Legend has it that any woman who kisses the statue of 16th century soldier
Guidarello Guidarelli in Ravenna, Italy will marry a wonderful man. His lips
have become blushed from the touch of more than five million hopefuls.
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LoveFilm named the moment between Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain as the best screen kiss ever.
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JBh. Giambattista Basile’s original story of Sleeping Beauty, called Sun, Eg^, Moon and Talia from 1634, has no happy-ever-after awakening Ikiss. The handsome prince is a king who rapes her instead.
Funny business