(This Footnote to History article was printed on page 5 in the March 27, 1927 edition of the Hartford Courant, and is reprinted word-for-word below.)
Every Kiss Takes 3 Minutes From Lovers’ Life Span
Gunnison, Col., March 26.— (AP.)—A kiss shortens human life three minutes. students in the department of psychology at Western State College have decided. A survey in genetic psychology showed that a kiss causes such palpitation of the heart that the extra beats of the organ amount to the normal numbers taking place in three minutes. Figures that are interesting if true, show that 530 kisses would shorten life by one full day and that 3,360 kisses would eliminate one week.
