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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Ramon Antonio Vargas

‘People scream in shock’: the US woman with the world’s longest tongue

a woman sticks her tongue out
Chanel Tapper has earned the Guinness World Records title for world's longest tongue. Photograph: Guinness World Records

Party tricks are second nature to Chanel Tapper, who has long wielded the Guinness World Records title for woman with the globe’s longest tongue.

The California native can easily use the 3.8in (9.75cm) organ to remove Jenga blocks from a stack. She can flip red plastic cups with it; touch the tip of her nose as well as under her chin; and raise a spoon by curling it around the utensil.

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