Not So Random Facts

98.6 Fahrenheit (or 37 Celsius) Is NOT The Average Human Temperature


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From an early age we're taught that 98.6 degrees Farhenheit (or 37 degrees Celsius if you live a country that uses a better measurement system) is the average body temperature for a human being. But it turns out that one of the most basic facts of human anatomy is wrong. Find out how a German physician with the greatest name first decided to figure out how hot humans are and why his conclusion no longer applies.

Host - Michael Rainey - https://twitter.com/raineymichaelv

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