On Eve of Kiss Day, Know 5 Facts You may not Know about Kiss

NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 13 - Valentine Week is going on and Love is in the air as the cupid has arrived. As we are done with Rose Day, Propose Day, Chocolate Day, Teddy Day, Promise Day, now is the time to celebrate Kiss Day.

On this day, couples show their partners how much they love them by exchanging kisses, not like they wouldn't steal kisses from each other on the other days. A good kiss feels amazing in all of its forms: short kisses, long kisses, passionate kisses, soft kisses, sexy kisses, birthday kisses, good morning kisses—the possibilities are pleasantly endless.

Before you go ahead and sweep your partner off their feet with a kiss, here are 5 unusual facts that you should know before you pucker up this Kiss Day.

The Longest Kiss Ever
58 Hours, 35 minutes and 58 seconds, that's the duration of the longest kiss ever recorded by a Thai couple. The couple started kissing on February 12 and went on till February 15. This is the longest kiss till date as per Guinness Book of World Records.

Fear of Kissing Exists
Yes, fear of kissing exists and is called Philemaphobia. This fear is usually among inexperienced and first-time kissers. Some fear that the 80 million germs that might be exchanged during the act might affect their health.

Your Partner's Kiss May Taste Different During their Periods
This happens mainly because the brain releases sex hormones such as estrogen, estradiol, progesterone which alter their body's biochemistry, your partner's breath odor and composition of their saliva during their menstrual cycles.

Longest Kiss on Screen
Elena Undone, a movie made in 2010, in which two women lock lips was the longest ever kiss on the screen which lasted for 3 minutes and 24 seconds.

Just One Kiss Transfer Millions Of Bacteria
If you really think about it, kissing is pretty gross, and a study from the Netherlands can back that up. couples who puckered up at least nine times a day had higher levels of shared bacteria in their spit than couples who locked lips less often.

No reason to worry too much, though. The most common type of bacteria in your mouth is pretty harmless, the researchers said.