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    The 21 Most Romantic Facts Of All Time

    Belief in love restored.

    1. Hugs can make you live longer.

    2. Cuddling can alleviate headaches.

    3. And kissing can reduce stress.

    4. Joe DiMaggio sent flowers to Marilyn Monroe's grave twice a week for 20 years.

    5. And in Argentina, a farmer planted a forest in the shape of a guitar more than two-thirds of a mile long in honor of his late wife.

    6. Couples can sync up their heart rates by ~staring into each other's eyes~.

    7. Just looking at a loved one's photograph can be enough to relieve physical pain.

    8. Love can make you measurably more trusting.

    9. Love at first sight, as we know it, can happen as quickly as in one-fifth of a second.

    10. And men fall in love more quickly than women.

    11. Still, initial attraction isn't everything.

    12. 23% of online daters say they ended up marrying the partner they met through a dating site or app.

    13. 823 same-sex couples were married in New York City on the first day that same-sex marriage was legal statewide.

    14. And in Iowa, Vivian Boyack and Alice Dubes (91 and 90, respectively) were married after 72 years together.

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    15. Lionel and Ellen Buxton, married in 1936, never spent more than one night apart from each other.

    16. Swans mate for life.

    17. Seahorses are also monogamous, and even hold tails!

    18. Your brain is wired to think obsessively about the object of your affection — at least in the early stage of that affection.

    19. Those early stages of love also make you a less productive person.

    20. You also see a sort of idealized version of your significant other.

    21. And because of all of this, breakups really can cause physical pain.