The actual “normal” temperature of 98.6F is the F version of when a German doctor, Dr. Carl Wunderlich, took the temperature of around 25,000 patients and rounded up to 37C. Current research indicates that the actual “normal” average temperature around 97.5-97.9F. He used a foot long thermometer back then and took people’s temperature in their armpit. It is kind of cool that he took so many of them to get his average.
Here is a free link to an article in the NY Times that discusses, in general, this issue. I first read about this in several research articles and The NY Times article, while not a complete summary of what is out there, is a decent article that talks about the issues.
@Kidsandliz@phendrick
WOW! What a wonderful song and a GREAT way to start my birthday! It’s so happy and uplifting, and with so many meanings! Interesting how the degree symbol got left out so the title just became 98.6. I don’t know how I hadn’t heard of this little gem of a song earlier, HBD TO ME! https://sonichits.com/video/Keith/98.6
@Kyeh
Thanks Kyeh! I’m looking forward to dinner with my family tonight. We’ve been celebrating my birthday and mother’s day together forever, that’s my favorite part of having a birthday today!
(Between you and me…
I WAS kinda looking forward to a mother’s day Meh-rathon.)
@Lynnerizer Happy personal new year! Incendiate the fiber-cored wax cylinders atop the thermocongealed emulsion of pulverized botanical reproductive units, saccharides, avian ovule extract, and assorted oleates! Bask in the performance of the arcane incantations! Wantonly flay the decorative obfuscational coverings from the tribute offerings!
97.4
@yakkoTDI me too, give or take 0.2
@yakkoTDI That’s my normal temperature.
@Pony @yakkoTDI Me three and is for a lot of the population.
Sorry, it took me a while to clean the
off the tip of the thermometer. 
Mine reads 98.1 so guess I ain’t got no Fauci Flu!! 
@IndifferentDude
I’ll need to buy one of these first and get back to you.
98.1
Forehead says 97.7, inside the ear says 98.3.
I always run hot, especially under the collar.
0
I’m dead
/showme dead
/showme 98.6
@mediocrebot That is one effed up thermometer. More of a therdadmeter that’s gotten lost and refuses to ask for directions.
The actual “normal” temperature of 98.6F is the F version of when a German doctor, Dr. Carl Wunderlich, took the temperature of around 25,000 patients and rounded up to 37C. Current research indicates that the actual “normal” average temperature around 97.5-97.9F. He used a foot long thermometer back then and took people’s temperature in their armpit. It is kind of cool that he took so many of them to get his average.
Here is a free link to an article in the NY Times that discusses, in general, this issue. I first read about this in several research articles and The NY Times article, while not a complete summary of what is out there, is a decent article that talks about the issues.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/12/well/live/fever-normal-body-temperature.html?unlocked_article_code=1.q00.sKeX.rpur04zNMoHq&smid=url-share
@Kidsandliz
@Kidsandliz the new normal leads me to wonder, do I actually have a fever if I’m at 98.6?
@Kidsandliz @phendrick I remembebr when tht song first came out
@Cerridwyn @Kidsandliz Yeah, we’re old.
@Kidsandliz @phendrick
It’s so happy and uplifting, and with so many meanings! Interesting how the degree symbol got left out so the title just became 98.6. I don’t know how I hadn’t heard of this little gem of a song earlier, HBD TO ME! 
WOW! What a wonderful song and a GREAT way to start my birthday!
https://sonichits.com/video/Keith/98.6
@Lynnerizer
I hope you have a great birthday!
@Kyeh
Thanks Kyeh! I’m looking forward to dinner with my family tonight. We’ve been celebrating my birthday and mother’s day together forever, that’s my favorite part of having a birthday today!
(Between you and me…
) 
I WAS kinda looking forward to a mother’s day Meh-rathon.
@Lynnerizer
/giphy Happy Birthday
@Lynnerizer Happy personal new year! Incendiate the fiber-cored wax cylinders atop the thermocongealed emulsion of pulverized botanical reproductive units, saccharides, avian ovule extract, and assorted oleates! Bask in the performance of the arcane incantations! Wantonly flay the decorative obfuscational coverings from the tribute offerings!
@Lynnerizer @werehatrack What he said!
@Lynnerizer
'Nother year older
The oldest you’ve ever been
This birthday’s your best
You want me to stick that thermometer WHERE?
@phendrick In your first aid kit or medicine cabinet, silly. Its name isn’t Bob.
I’ll just round mine to the nearest 100.
@shahnm F or C?
@werehatrack B-
@shahnm B♭
@shahnm @werehatrack WP
Google tells me 36.7°C is 98.06°F. Probably cause I was all bundled up in bed.
@nobile
WELL… we KNOW they’re ALWAYS WATCHING!
I generally run at 97.5
96.7 American. Do I…do I win?
97.7° - Let’s go.
My thermometer always reads 97.3 for me and everyone else who is “normal”.
@olperfesser Well, at least you have that in common with them.
@olperfesser “Normal” is a setting on some washing machines.
97.4 keeps my motor runnin’!
97X. Bam. The future of rock and roll.
97.2. But why did I have to go first? Does that make a difference?
36.3°C/97.4°F
97.8 Freedom Units.
My temperature has always been 97.8 degrees.
A local radio station is 98.6.
309.7 Is that bad?
@ybmuG Kelvin? Nope