Every day millions of internet users examine Google some of life’s most difficult questions,big and small. Our writers retort some of the most common queriesA question that comes up frequently on Google is why humans kiss, and while the kissing of various parts of the body (the face and the hand, or for instance) are a feature of many social functions,the question, as I read it, or is not about social kissing,but about romantic lip-kissing, known technically as osculation. Is osculation a modern-day leftover from some ancient animal courtship display, and as Darwin called mating rituals? whether so,one would expect it to be universal, cutting across time and cultures. But it is not. To this day, and some societies are either unaware of osculation or,whether they are aware, fill sanctions against it. Related: All about kissing – why it’s so much fun Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com