Meet the Woman with the Longest Tongue

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California's Chanel Tapper holds the Guinness World Record for the longest female tongue

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Her tongue measures an incredible 9.75 cm (3.8 inches) from tip to top lip

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To put it in perspective, Chanel's tongue is comparable in length to an iPhone

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Her tongue is twice as long as the average human tongue

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Chanel noticed her unique feature during a Halloween photo session with her mother at age eight

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In middle school, peers' comments made her more aware of her tongue's extraordinary length

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