It's Saturday night, with lads and ladies across the land putting on their gladrags in the hope of getting the shift before the lights come on at the end of the night.
However, a study has found that a lengthy smooch could transfer over 80 million bacteria. Sexy, eh?
The research, published by Microbiota, it only takes a ten-second kiss (with tongue) to share millions of bacteria and that couples who at least nine times a day have similar communities of bacteria in their mouths.
Luckily, none of these bacteria are said to be harmful to the body and and it is thought that frequent kissing might even boost your immune system.
“Bacteria help regulate a lot of body processes. They also help shape the immune system. And exposure to someone else’s bacteria could help your immunity. So this study should make you want to kiss more,” said Dr Alison Morris, an associate professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre.
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