why it is celebrated every April 13 and 10 curious facts

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2024 – KISS DAY. International Kiss Day is celebrated in tribute to the longest kiss in recorded history.

The record was set in Thailand on April 13, 2011, during a contest that has been held in that country for more than ten years. There, a couple took first place with a kiss that lasted 46 hours, 24 minutes and nine seconds.

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A year later, in 2012, a couple set a new record after kissing for 50 hours, 25 minutes and one second.

Amazingly, the same couple who had won in 2011 won again and broke both records in 2013, with a kiss lasting 58 hours, 35 minutes and 58 seconds. The winners, Ekkachai and Laksana Tiranarat, received a prize of 2,500 euros and two diamond rings.

Ekkachai and Laksana Tiranarat, the Thai couple who broke all records after kissing for 58 hours, 35 minutes and 58 seconds. (Web)

10 curiosities about kisses

A kiss releases dopamine, endorphin and oxytocin, among other hormones linked to pleasure and affection. There are 34 facial muscles that we put into motion when we kiss passionately. A person kisses, on average, about 20,160 minutes throughout their life. Kissing increases the heart rate, from 60 to about 100 beats per minute. During kisses, the pupils dilate, which is why most people close their eyes when kissing a person. A passionate kiss burns between 6 and 100 calories per minute and strengthens the heart. immune system and releases stress. There is a science that studies kisses, “Philematology” The oldest record referring to kisses comes from India, carved on the walls of Khajurajo in the year 2500 BC In some places in the world kissing in public is prohibited. Dubai, Malaysia or Guanajuato are some examples. Filemaphobia is the fear of kissesCitizens

Kissing is an older practice than previously believed.

More anniversaries

1835 – JUAN M DE ROSAS. The military man and politician Juan Manuel de Rosas assumed the governorship of the province of Buenos Aires for the second time, a position he held until February 3, 1852, when he was defeated by General Juan José de Urquiza in the Battle of Caseros. Rosas later went into exile in England.

Juan Manuel de Rosas

1870 – MET FOUNDATION. With the signing of a notarial deed, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City was founded, which opened its doors in 1872 and today houses more than two million works by great artists from around the world.

1873 – COLFAX MASSACRE. Members of the racist Ku Klux Klan gang armed with rifles and a small cannon kill around 120 freed African Americans in the town of Colfax (Louisiana, USA), one of the bloodiest massacres in modern history.

Illustrative image. A Ku Klux Klan ceremony, on February 13, 1925 in Los Angeles, California, USA (AP / File)

1913 – BOCA JUNIORS. Club Atlético Boca Juniors makes its debut in the First Division of Argentine soccer with a 4-1 victory against Estudiantentil Porteño in a match played in the Buenos Aires town of Ituzaingó. The “xeneize” reached fifth place in the 1913 tournament.

1923 – DON ADAMS. Born in New York City (New York, USA) is the American actor and comedian Donald James Yarmy, who with the stage name Don Adams achieved fame for his role as Agent Maxwell Smart in the series Super Agent 86, one of the most popular in the ’60s.

Maxwell Smart, Super Agent 86.

1941 – DRAW 6 TO 6. For the first time in the history of Argentine professional soccer, a 6 to 6 tie was recorded: it was in the match that Atlanta played on its field in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Villa Crespo against Estudiantes de La Plata on the third day of the First Division championship.

1965 – THE BEATLES. The British pop rock band The Beatles recorded the song Help! at the Abbey Road studios in London, composed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, which later gave its name to one of the most successful albums of the famous group of “the four of Liverpool”.

2015 – EDUARDO GALEANO. At the age of 74, the Uruguayan journalist and writer Eduardo Galeano, considered one of the most influential intellectuals of the Latin American left, dies in Montevideo. His books The Open Veins of Latin America (1971) and Memory of Fire (1986) were translated into twenty languages.

2016 – MARIANO MORES. The pianist, composer and orchestra director Mariano Mores, a leading figure in tango, dies in Buenos Aires at the age of 98. He earned 26 gold and platinum records. He composed the music for Uno, Cafetín de Buenos Aires, Adiós pampa mia and Cuartito azul, among other popular tangos.

2024 – KINESIOLOGY. Kinesiologist’s Day is celebrated in commemoration of the first kinesiology class that was given at the School of Kinesiology of the University of Buenos Aires.

Illustrative image. (Freepik)

Other anniversaries

1499.- Foundation of the Complutense University, by the bull granted by Pope Alexander IV and which transformed the General Study of Alcalá de Henares into a University. 1598.- Edict of Nantes establishing harmony between Catholics and Protestants in France .1742.- The German, although naturalized English, Georg Friedrich Handel premieres in Dublin the oratorio “The Messiah”, one of his most famous works. 1865.- Paraguayan troops occupy Corrientes by order of President Francisco Solano López. 1870.- Inauguration of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the MET.1913.- Frustrated attack against the king of Spain, Alfonso , to Cunco, in Chile), carried out by Argentine lieutenant Luis Candelaria. 1919.- Amritsar massacre (India). British troops shoot at a group of unarmed protesters in the Jallianwala Bagh park, causing almost 400 deaths and 1,000 injuries. 1935.- The Stressa Conference concludes, in which Italy, Great Britain and France reach an agreement for the maintenance of peace.1941.- Second World War: Japan and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression pact.1943.- A grave with the corpses of 4,000 Polish officers executed by the Russians is discovered in Katyn (USSR).1974.- Western Union (in cooperation with NASA and Hughes Aircraft) launches the world‘s first commercial geoseasonal satellite, the Westar 1.1975.- The civil war in Lebanon begins, which lasted 15 years.1983.- For the first time in the history of Chicago (Illinois, USA), a man of color, Harold Washington, is elected mayor of the city. 1987.- Portugal and the People’s Republic of China sign the treaty by which Macau will once again be Chinese territory in 1999. 1994.- The Parliament of Greece nationalizes the assets of the Royal Family and strips its members of Greek nationality. 2002.- Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez returns to power after being deposed by a coup d’état two days earlier. 2003.- Troops of the Allied coalition enters Tikrit, last stronghold of Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi regime. 2011.- Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and two of his sons arrested. 2012.- The First Business Summit of the Americas opens in Cartagena (Colombia). 2018.- The VIII Summit of the Americas brings together representatives from 33 countries in Lima, who focus the debates on the fight against corruption. – A Moscow court orders the blocking of the Telegram internet messaging service throughout Russia.

BIRTH

1519.- Catherine de Médicis, regent of France.1743.- Thomas Jefferson, third president of the USA.1747.- Louis Philippe of Orleans, French king.1793.- Francisco Ortega, Mexican poet.1832.- Juan Montalvo , Ecuadorian writer and philosopher.1906.- Samuel Beckett, Irish playwright and novelist.1921.- Hans H. Thyssen-Bornemisza, Swiss businessman born in Holland.1923.- Fernando Lázaro Carreter, linguist and former director of the Royal Spanish Academy.1924 .- Stanley Donen, American filmmaker.1928.- José Agustín Goytisolo, Spanish writer.1963.- Gari Kasparov, chess player of Russian nationality.1969.- Rafael Camino Sanz, “Rafi Camino”, Spanish bullfighter.1974.- Ruben Ostlund, Swedish film director.

DEATHS

1695.- Jean de la Fontaine, French fabulist.1983.- Mercé Rodoreda, Spanish writer.2000.- Giorgio Bassani, Italian writer.2003.- Raúl Shaw Moreno, Bolivian singer-songwriter, former member of the trio “Los Panchos”.2015.- Gunter Grass, German writer.- Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan writer.2018.- Milos Forman, American film director of Czech origin.2019.- Paul Greengard, American neuroscientist, Nobel Prize in Medicine.- Francisca Aguirre, Spanish poet.2022.- Freddy Eusebio Rincón, “Freddy Rincón”, former Colombian soccer player.

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