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A kiss may be on your list as one of the best things in life. But have you ever thought about howA kiss may be on your list as one of the best things in life. But have you ever thought about how kissing evolved in the first place into such a meaningful activity for humans? After all, even though kissing may give you all the feels and stimulate some feel good hormones, it’s not clear what practical purpose kissing may serve.
Another such hypothesis was that kissing evolved from nursing and breast suckling. But that would mean going from a very distinct breast sucking motion to kissing, which would be quite a jump. Yeah, even though “sucking face” is a slang term for kissing, using such a sucking motion while kissing may prompt the other person to tell you that you suck at kissing.
Now, saying something like “I am now going to search through your hair for some parasites” might be a turn-off to your significant other or date. Plucking dirt and parasites off of one another probably became less common for humans with the evolutionary loss of fur, the advent of showers, improved hygiene and the option to swipe left on Tinder when someone appears to be covered in dirt and parasites.
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