Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Located in the same place things are temporarily forgotten and almost remembered.

What is this?


The tip of your tongue! Awesome microscopic image of taste buds.

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CooFacts

Our tongue allows us to taste, eat, swallow, spit, talk, sing, and even kiss.

Taste buds test food - we can tell if the apple might be bad or rotting, as opposed to nutrient rich and yummy.

When you gain weight, so does your tongue. A larger tongue, lends a higher risk towards sleep apnea. The tongue is more likely to block air passages during sleep. 

The tongue is the only muscle that works without any skeletal support - much like an elephant trunk, or octopus tentacle. 

Chameleons, frogs, and anteaters, catch insects with their tongues. 

Cats have backward facing barbs on their tongues, which helps to hold their prey, and clean their fur. 

The Blue Whale’s tongue weighs about 5,400 pounds - thats about the size of an elephant. 



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