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About how many taste buds does an adult human have on the tongue?
10,000
Background
An adult human has about 10,000 tiny taste buds. They sit on the tongue and also on the roof of the mouth. Each bud lives only a few weeks and then gets replaced. That is why we still taste sweet and sour well even when older.
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