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October 19, 2001

Strange But True!

  • A weekly column of incidental information, off-the-wall observations and other random facts about the world.
    • By BILL SONES and RICH SONES, Ph.D.
    Special to the Journal

    Q. Why is kissing so popular? What's the theory? Then we can all go out and put it into practice.

    A. Every kiss from infancy onward reverberates with deeply felt echoes of pleasure and attachment, says Leonore Tiefer in "Sex Is Not a Natural Act & Other Essays." "The lips and tongue have large representation in the brain-- every infant must suckle to survive. As we suckle, we feel, and we don't forget."


     
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