Humans Have A Hairy Tongue: What?!?
By Shavkat
@Shavkat (136864)
Philippines
March 16, 2017 11:42am CST
You might think that it is weird that our tongues have hair. It is not a joke, my friend. Tongue has little bumps called "papillae" and its function as taste buds. Taste buds have these tiny hairs. Once stimulated, it sends impulses to the brain, then it was being interpreted the tastes as sweet, sour, bitter, salty or spicy.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
18 Mar 17
Oh I am so glad we have hairy tongues .. ;)
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@crossbones27 (48321)
• Mojave, California
16 Mar 17
They do indeed and sometimes people suffer from to hairy of a tongue and it makes their tongue look black. It looks gross, but said to quite common temporarily and harmless. Next time you go to get a haircut, make sure to ask the barber to check your tongue. lol
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@ridingbet (66861)
• Philippines
18 Mar 17
taste buds or papillae, not hair. hahaha!
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