A South Africa supporter sticks his tongue out before the African Nations Cup Group C soccer match against Guinea in Alexandria, Egypt January 22, 2006. GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS/Newscom. Find it at Newscom.com: rtrlive191976
It is one of the scariest things to open your mouth up as big as it can get; try it in front of a huge crowd of people or your crush. Opening your mouth means letting go and being vulnerable; yes: vulnerable, as silly as that seems. It’s the proper technique for singing, too: opening your mouth up and belting, I mean check out Audra McDonald belting on Broadway!
It is also one of the most awkward things to look at. If someone hasn’t swished, or brushed their tongue recently you can get a nice view of some nasty yellow-brownish film layering the top surface. It’s pretty gnarly. Especially if the last thing you consumed was either coffee or dairy; when in that situation just keep your tongue to yourself. A tongue reveals a lot about a person; from personal hygiene, to stresses in their lives to where they are in life at the moment of tongue-exposure. Think about it: the more goofy and relaxed a person is the more likely they’d be willing to stick their entire tongue out and even show a little of the back of their mouth; the more closed off or shy a person is the less likely they are to even let half of the tongue come out of their mouth. Children stick their tongues out way more often than adults do and when the kids do it it’s when they’re either being silly or insulting.
Here are some other cool things about tongues:
The blue whale’s tongue is the size of an elephant and weighs 5,400 Lbs
The tongue heals faster than any other part of the body.
Using a tongue scraper to clean your tongue is proven to prevent heart attacks, pneumonia, premature births, diabetes, osteoporosis and infertility in men.
So if you’re feeling like you need to be more of a wild child and be a little rebellious go ahead, give it a shot: let your tongue loose, you’ll feel better about life. Scroll below to see some other daredevils and famous tongues, then follow us back to Newscom for more!
Einstein, Albert Physicist, Ulm 14.3.1879-Princeton (N.J.) 18.4. 1955.-Einstein sticking out his tongue.-Photo, 1951. akg-images/Newscom. Find it at Newscom.com: akgphotos007029
United States athletics star and multiple gold medal hopeful Marion Jones sticks out her tongue while sitting next to her husband, shot put world champion C. J. Hunter, prior to a practice session on September 16, 2000 in Sydney. MICHAEL LECKEL/REUTERS/Newscom. Find it at Newscom.com: rtrphotos247509
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus), Nuremberg Zoo, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, Europe. Alfons Hauke Image Broker/Newscom. Find it at Newscom.com: ibphotos166989
Santa Claus sticking out his tongue in Koenigsstein, Germany. Matthias Hiekel/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom. Find it at Newscom.com: dpaphotos336814
Actor Josh Brolin sticks his tongue out as he arrives at the 12th annual Hollywood Awards gala in Beverly Hills, California October 27, 2008. MARIO ANZUONI/REUTERS/Newscom. Find it at Newscom.com: rtrlthree114901
Businessman making funny face. Moment Cultura/Newscom. Find it at Newscom.com: cuphotos024972
Singer Katy Perry sticks her tongue out as she holds her three awards, Video of the Year for “Firework”, Best Collaboration,and Best Special Effects which she won at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles August 28, 2011. DANNY MOLOSHOK/REUTERS/Newscom. Find it at Newscom.com: rtrlfour753488
Queen Beatrix sticks out her tongue to children when she attended the opening of the 2nd edition of the international sculpture exhibition Artzuid 2011. WERF/PICTURE PRESS EUROPE/SIPA/Newscom. Find it at Newscom.com: sipaphotosthree181824
UNITED KINGDOM – Saturday February 10 2008. UK OUT A healthy, happy-looking Amy Winehouse sticks her tongue out at our photographer outside her dentist in London. Amy will be performing live via satellite at Sunday’s Grammy’s Awards which is held in LA. The soul singer nabbed a total of 6 nominations in the top categories including record of the year, song of the year for “Rehab”, album of the year for “Back To Black”, best new artist and best female pop vocal performance. Focus Pictures, PacificCoastNews/Newscom. Find it at Newscom.com: pacificphotos294851
Mozambique’s Maria Mutola sticks out her tongue as she wins the 800m final, at the Sydney Olympic Games September 25, 2000. Mutola won the race in a time of 1.56.15, Austria’s Stephane Graf was second with 1.56.64, Great Britain’s Kelly Holmes was third with 1.56.80. MARK BAKER/REUTERS/Newscom. Find it at Newscom.com: rtrphotos251886
Princes William and Harry leaving hospital after visiting the Duchess of York and her daughter Princess Beatrice at Portland Hospital. Daily Mirror Mirrorpix/Newscom. Find it at Newscom.com: mrpphotos180721
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