The tongue has five
elements of taste perception: salty, sour, bitter, sweet, savory. All five can
be tasted on all parts of the tongue.
The human tongue has
on average 3,000 to 10,000 taste buds.
The taste buds on
our tongue cannot taste food until saliva has moistened it.
On average, women
have shorter tongues than men.
The blue whale has
the largest tongue of all animals -- a blue whale tongue weighs about 2.7
metric tons!
A dog’s tongue
actually increases in size as the dog exercises due to greater blood flow, and
moisture on the tongue works to cool the dog.
In America, it’s
considered rude to stick out your tongue at someone. In Tibet, however, it’s
considered a greeting.
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