• Smooooooooooch! Thai couple kisses for 58 hours, sets new world record

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    Thai couple Ekkachai and Laksana Tiranarat make a new world record for longest continuous kiss at 58 hours, 35 minutes, and 58 seconds during an event n Pattaya, southeastern Thailand on Feb. 14.

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    Ekkachai Tiranarat kisses his wife Laksana during an attempt to break the Guinness World Record time for longest continuous kiss in Thailand on Valentine's Day. The Laksanas were eventually successful by beating nine other married couples with a time of 58:35:58.

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    Ekkachai Tiranarat and his wife Laksana cry after they achieved the new world record for the longest continuous kiss.

    After 58 hours, 35 minutes and 58 seconds, Ekkachai and Laksana Tiranarat of Thailand were the last couple still kissing -- beating the competition and holding the new Guinness World Record for world’s longest continuous kiss.

    The competition which began Tuesday in Pattaya, Thailand,  pitted nine married couples in a contest worth more than $9,000 in cash and prizes.

    The milestone must still be verified by officials from Guinness World Records.

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  • Love is in the air (literally) as couples wed before Valentine's

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    Prasit Rangsiyawong, 29, kisses his bride Varuttaon Rangsiyawong, 27, during a wedding ceremony ahead of Valentine's Day in Prachin Buri province, east of Bangkok on Feb. 13. Three Thai couples took part in the wedding ceremony arranged by a Thai resort, aimed at strengthening the relationships of the couples by doing fun activities.

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    Prasit Rangsiyawong, 29, and his bride Varuttaon Rangsiyawong, 27, jump in a pond during a wedding ceremony ahead of Valentine's Day in Prachin Buri province, east of Bangkok on Feb. 13.

    By Jonathan Sanger, NBC News

    Most couples are happy when their wedding goes according to plan. Some Thai couples, though, look for a day full of the unexpected. A day before Valentine’s Day, three Thai couples took part in an adventurous wedding ceremony that involved being chased by pirates, dangling from cables, and falling into water.

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    Chutima Imsuntear, 37, falls as she runs with Sopon Sapaotong, 41, during a wedding ceremony ahead of Valentine's Day in Prachin Buri province, east of Bangkok on Feb. 13.

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    Sorawich Changtor, left, 28, and Rungnapa Panla, 30, run to escape a man dressed as a pirate as other couples look on during a wedding ceremony ahead of Valentine's Day in Prachin Buri province, east of Bangkok on Feb. 13.

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  • How about a gold facial for Valentines Day?

    Reuters reports — Despite tough economic conditions including soaring inflation, people in Vietnam seem to be spending heavily as usual on special occasions like Valentine's Day. Viet My is one of a small number of salons in Vietnam that provides 24k gold leaf face mask therapy, said to help make skin whiter. A single facial costs 1.8 million Vietnam dong, or $86.41 USD.

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    An employee pastes a gold leaf on the face of a client at the Viet My beauty salon in Hanoi on Feb. 13.

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    An employee pastes gold leaves onto a client's face at the Viet My beauty salon in Hanoi on Monday, Feb. 13.

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    A gold leaf is seen before it is applied at the Viet My beauty salon in Hanoi on Monday, Feb. 13.

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    A client rests with gold applied to her face is seen at the Viet My in Hanoi on Monday, Feb. 13.

     

  • Thai weddings with a twist: bride chased by pirates

    Four newlywed couples took part in an adventure wedding challenge designed for couples to "prove their real love" as part of Valentine's Day celebrations.

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    A newly-wed couple, Thai-Swedish groom William Timhede, left, holds the hand of his bride Napatsawan Timhede, second from left, as they run away from a mock-pirate during their adventure wedding challenge in Prachinburi province, Thailand, on Monday, Feb. 13.

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    Thai bride Napatsawan Timhede jumps into water during her adventure wedding challenge in Prachinburi province, Thailand, on Monday, Feb. 13.