• Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 21st, 2015
Bat Sporting Tongue Longer than Its Entire Body Found in Bolivia

Bat Sporting Tongue Longer than Its Entire Body Found in Bolivia

The bat's tongue is 150% longer than its body

Teenager's Tongue Is So Freakishly Long She Can Lick Her Own Eyes

Teenager's Tongue Is So Freakishly Long She Can Lick Her Own Eyes

18-year-old Adrianne Lewis from Michigan, US, claims her tongue is an astounding 4 inches (10.16 centimeters) long

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 28th, 2015
Scientists See Taste Buds on the Tongue Reacting to Different Flavors

Scientists See Taste Buds on the Tongue Reacting to Different Flavors

Study sheds new light on what happens inside our mouth when we taste different foods, be they sweet or salty

This Guy and His Daughter Have the World's Absolute Widest Tongues

This Guy and His Daughter Have the World's Absolute Widest Tongues

Byron Schlenker's tongue measures 3.37 inches (8.55 centimeters) across, it's amazing it fits inside his mouth

Fly Gets Its Tongue Stuck on a Frozen Steak, Hilarity Ensues

Fly Gets Its Tongue Stuck on a Frozen Steak, Hilarity Ensues

Video showing unlucky fly desperately trying to escape the evilest frozen steak that ever was will leave you in stitches

Geographic Tongue Is an Actual Medical Condition

Geographic Tongue Is an Actual Medical Condition

No April Fools' trick here, this bizarre condition is just as real as the exploding head syndrome, albeit very rare

Watch: Why It's Never a Good Idea to Lick a Frozen Metal Pole

Watch: Why It's Never a Good Idea to Lick a Frozen Metal Pole

Science video explains what happens when daredevils decide to lick frozen metal poles and why they get stuck to them

Fat Isn't Just the Stuff Bacon Is Made of, It's a Distinct Taste

Fat Isn't Just the Stuff Bacon Is Made of, It's a Distinct Taste

Scientists find evidence that fat should be considered a taste, just like sweet, salt, sour, bitter and umami

With This Mouthpiece, the Deaf Can “Lick” Sound

With This Mouthpiece, the Deaf Can “Lick” Sound

If the ears don't work, the tongue will pick up the slack

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 17th, 2014
A Whopping 80 Million Bacteria Are Transferred During a 10-Second Kiss

A Whopping 80 Million Bacteria Are Transferred During a 10-Second Kiss

Couples who lock lips at least 9 times a day have similar bacteria populations in their mouth, researchers say

Miley Cyrus Flips Out at Woman Telling Her to Put Her Tongue Back in Her Mouth

Miley Cyrus Flips Out at Woman Telling Her to Put Her Tongue Back in Her Mouth

The singer was posing for a photo with the woman's 12-year-old son

Watch: This Is What a Baby Hedgehog's Tongue Looks Like

Watch: This Is What a Baby Hedgehog's Tongue Looks Like

Fair warning, this video has “cuteness overload” written all over it

Baby Anteater at Staten Island Zoo Has an Incredibly Long Tongue

Baby Anteater at Staten Island Zoo Has an Incredibly Long Tongue

The baby is a male, was born to mother DJ this past January 12

Kid Licks Frozen Metal Pole, His Tongue Gets Stuck to It

Kid Licks Frozen Metal Pole, His Tongue Gets Stuck to It

Firefighters free the student by pouring hot water on his tongue and the pole

Watch: The Human Tongue Is Pretty Amazing, Video Details Why

Watch: The Human Tongue Is Pretty Amazing, Video Details Why

The average person has about 2,000 – 8,000 taste buds, lucky ones have more

Stephen Taylor: British Man Has Longest Tongue in the World at 3.85 In (9.8 Cm)

Stephen Taylor: British Man Has Longest Tongue in the World at 3.85 In (9.8 Cm)

Taylor once got to kiss Brigitte Nielsen for 10 seconds

Some Bats Use Blood to Change the Shape of Their Tongue

Some Bats Use Blood to Change the Shape of Their Tongue

This allows them to better slurp up nectar, researchers explain

 
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