For 150 years, the conventional wisdom has been that the normal human body temperature is 98.6 degrees. But new research suggests that the new normal is more than a degree cooler. Researchers aren’t exactly sure what’s causing the change, but one theory suggests it could be a sign that humans are getting healthier. Plus, learn the English expression “average out.”
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