Top 10 Kisses of 2012 [PICS]

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Nina Frazier Hansen
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Top 10 Kisses of 2012 [PICS]

In 2012, love was in the air. From the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy to the running of the bulls in Pamploma, Spain, kisses all over the world were captured in photos. Here are our top 10 picks.

10. Underwater

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Fran Calvo and Monica Fraile celebrate their wedding in a Sea Life Aquarium on August 6, 2012 in Benalmádena, Spain, where two couples took the opportunity to get into the pool to get married. Credit:

Fran Calvo and Monica Fraile celebrate their wedding in a Sea Life Aquarium on August 6, 2012 in Benalmádena, Spain, where two couples took the opportunity to get into the pool to get married. (Jorge Guerrero/AFP/GettyImages)

9. Lassie and Uggie

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Uggie, the dog who starred in the Academy Award-winning film The Artist, gets a kiss from Lassie, a descendant of the original Lassie, at his hand and paw print ceremony outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, June 25, 2012. The ceremony marked Uggie's retirement from acting. Credit:

Uggie, the dog who starred in the Academy Award-winning film The Artist, gets a kiss from Lassie, a descendant of the original Lassie, at his hand and paw print ceremony outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, June 25, 2012. The ceremony marked Uggie's retirement from acting. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)

8. Eiffel Tower wedding

An Egyptian married couple kiss on the Trocadero esplanade in front of the Eiffel Tower on October 29, 2012. (FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images)

7. Run of the bull

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A couple kisses before the second run of the bull of the San Fermin Festival, on July 8, 2012, in Pamplona, northern Spain. Credit:

A couple kisses before the second run of the bull of the San Fermin Festival, on July 8, 2012, in Pamplona, northern Spain. (PEDRO ARMESTRE/AFP/Getty Images)

6. NYC blackout

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A couple kisses on the Brooklyn Bridge in front of the partially-lit skyline of lower Manhattan on November 3, 2012 in New York City after Hurricane Sandy passed through. Credit:

A couple kisses on the Brooklyn Bridge in front of the partially-lit skyline of lower Manhattan on November 3, 2012 in New York City after Hurricane Sandy passed through. (John Moore/Getty Images)

5. Nose kiss

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Kuwaiti opposition former MPs Mbarak al-Walan and Bader al-Dahoum give each other a nose kiss during a gathering to mark Eid al-Adha, on October 25, 2012 at Irada square in Kuwait City. Credit:

Kuwaiti opposition former MPs Mbarak al-Walan and Bader al-Dahoum give each other a nose kiss during a gathering to mark Eid al-Adha, on October 25, 2012 at Irada square in Kuwait City. (YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP/Getty Images)

4. Gay pride in France

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Two women kiss in front of people taking part in a demonstration to denounce the same-sex marriage on November 17, 2012 in Marseille, southeastern France. Credit:

Two women kiss in front of people taking part in a demonstration to denounce the same-sex marriage on November 17, 2012 in Marseille, southeastern France. (GERARD JULIEN/AFP/Getty Images)

3. True love

Ana Borjas, 75, kisses her husband Luis Garcia, 87, during the wedding of 412 couples during the Free Wedding ceremony in Tegucigalpa on August 31, 2012. (ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/GettyImages)

2. Thailand cabaret

Lily kisses on the cheek of a Japanese tourist as he reacts after the show at the Chiang Mai Cabaret September 9, 2012 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

1. NYC gay pride parade

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