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How often do you kiss your husband or wife?  According to a new survey, if you're recently married, the answer is probably "a ton."  And if you've been married for a while, the answer is probably "um . . . who?"

The survey found that the average couple kisses 21 times per week . . . that works out to three times a day.  But it varies a LOT depending on how long you've been married.

In the first six months, couples kiss 25 times a week, or close to four times a day.

In the second year of marriage it jumps to 31 times a week, or four or five times a day.

After five years, it drops to 19 times a week, or a little more than twice a day.  And it just keeps falling after that.

Another survey last August found that around age 45, couples RARELY kiss, and this backs that up.

BUT . . . only about one in 20 couples say they NEVER kiss.

(Express.co.uk)

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The last two years have been good for THE BAND PERRY in the career sense . . . not so much in the romance department.  That's what KIMBERLY PERRY told the audience at their Ryman Auditorium show on Monday.

She said, quote, "We're hopelessly single.  But we feel like the last two years have been us trying to win your hearts.  We are eternally grateful to you for changing our lives."

Whiskey's son is 1! He got some really cute pics (like this one) and he got some new shoes! They spent 5 dollars more on Brohdi's shoes than Randy is allowed to spend on his own! 

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If you're thinking about getting a FACELIFT because you want to look younger . . . here's what you can expect.  It won't make someone who's 40 look 20 . . . but it COULD make a 40-year-old look like they're in their early 30s.

A new study found that a facelift makes the average person look about SEVEN YEARS YOUNGER.

Everyone in the study was between the ages of 45 and 72, and almost all of them were women.  Researchers had other people rate how old they looked before their facelifts, and after.  There was an average difference of 7.2 years.

The average cost of a facelift is roughly $6,000 . . . or about $857 for every year it takes off your real age. 

(DoctorsLounge)

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Paris Hilton was born in New York and has an estimated net worth of $100 million dollars. The great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton, the founder of the Hilton Hotel chain, Paris Hilton was born into money.  So this comes straight from the Life's Not Fair file: She turned 31 on Friday and she spent the weekend in Vegas . . . where she won $30,000 at a blackjack table.

She Tweeted, quote, "#BirthdayGirlsLuck.  I love gambling."

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We've got good news and bad news here.  The good news:  Scientists have figured out a way for you to lose weight, get smarter, and live longer.  And you can start doing it RIGHT NOW.

The bad news:  It's going to make three days out of your week BRUTAL.

Researchers at the National Institute for Aging found that if you FAST every other day, it's great for your heart, your brain, and your body.  On the days where you fast, you actually CAN eat a little . . . only between zero and 500 calories . . .

That sounds awful.  BUT there's another twist.  In tests, the people who were fasting every other day could eat pretty much ANYTHING THEY WANTED on their eating days.  And they still lost weight.

The scientists say this all comes down to insulin production.  After high-carb, high-sugar food, your body produces extra insulin.  That's bad for your heart, it causes weight gain, and actually reduces your brain function.

Even though people were releasing more insulin on their eating days, the lack of insulin on their fast days more than made up for it.

(TruthDive)

Congratulations to Mike & Kelsey! They scored our Ultimate Eric Church Prize Pack including an autographed guitar! Thanks to all who stopped by and saw us at the Eric Church show in Salisbury!

In honor of President's Day, a new nationwide survey has ranked all of the U.S. presidents by popularity.  George Washington came in first, followed by Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson.  Richard Nixon was least popular.  President Obama came in 7th least popular . . . George W. Bush was 11th least popular.

The Best:

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The Worst:

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