This week’s question: A new study suggests that the act of kissing likely dates back at least 16.9 million years ago and was first practiced by the common ancestor of humans and other large apes. If Hollywood were to make a rom-com about the invention of kissing by our primate predecessors, what would it be titled?
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THE WINNER: “Baboonstruck”
SECOND PLACE: “Planted by the Apes”
THIRD PLACE: “Gorillas in a Tryst”
“Kiss of the Spider Monkey”
“Guess Who’s Flinging Their Dinner”
“Bonzo Goes to First Base”
“I Love Lucy”
“Make Out of Africa”
“Promiscuous George”
“Australopithekiss”
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