THE MESOPOTAMIANS INVENTED KISSING – LOOK IT UP

The origins of kissing date back 4,500 years. Researchers from the University of Oxford and the University of Copenhagen say written sources from the earliest Mesopotamian societies show that kissing was already a well-established practice 4,500 years ago in the Middle East. The earliest documented evidence of a human kiss comes from Mesopotamia, the historical area that now encompasses present-day Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Syria, and Turkey. The researchers say evidence comes from clay tablets and many thousands of these clay tablets have been preserved, clearly demonstrating that “kissing was perceived as a part of romantic intimacy in ancient times, just as it could form part of friendships and familial relations.” Further evidence notes that the tablets reference a disease with symptoms similar to the herpes simplex virus, which is spread by oral contact (* Thanks for the buzzkill). The study is published in the journal Science.
* Further evidence cites the Mesopotamians’ invention of Chapstick.
* Ancient travel guides also warn that Mesopotamia is the “mono capital of the world.”
* I would think kissing wasn’t invented until after the invention of the toothbrush.
* Kissing, sure, but leaving the money on the dresser was invented in Amsterdam.