271. Philematology is the science of kissing.

272. Before they created KISS, they were known as Wicked Lester. Who would you rather go hear?

273. It is estimated that men spend double the amount of money women do on Valentine's Day.

274. The children of Adam are limbs of one body

Having been created of one essence.

When the calamity of time afflicts one limb

The other limbs cannot remain at rest.

If you have no sympathy for the troubles of others

You are not worthy to be called by the name of "man." (Sa'di)

275. In Vermeer's painting, The Love Letter, the main character is holding a lute, which symbolized love, and was a slang term for a vagina.

276. "What will happen when you actually have your arms around me and I look into those very dear brown eyes and we stand free, in this best of all possible worlds? Combustion, darling, spontaneous combustion." Freddy Bloom to her husband Philip Bloom, August 5, 1945.

277. The ancient Egyptians kissed with their noses, not their mouths.

278. We possess special neurons to locate our lovers' lips in the dark.

279. It is illegal in Indiana for a man with a moustache to kiss other humans.

280. In 16th century Naples, couples could be given the death penalty for kissing.