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In America, '''98.6''' degrees [[Fahrenheit]] is widely believed to be the healthy core body temperature for an adult [[human]]. 

This belief is based upon one German study which found the [[mean]] body temperature of the study subjects, when [[rounding|rounded]] to two [[significant digit]]s, to be 37 degrees [[Celsius]]. This is 98.6 degrees on the Fahrenheit scale.

In reality, the expected normal core body temperature for an adult is expected to lie within a range of possible values. Although the exact range varies by source, one commonly cited normal range is 36.4 - 37.1 °C (97.6 - 98.8 °F).

[[98.6]] is also the title of a [[1967]] hit single by "[[Keith]]" (a.k.a. James Barry Keefer, now legally changed to Bazza Keefer), which equates love, good health, and the temperature 98.6 °F.

Non-American cultures share America's fascination with precise figures. In Russia the figure 36.6 °C has achieved a similar mythic status. According to the Russian pharmaceutical chain named 36.6, "36.6 is the ideal body temperature in Centigrade for healthy adults and children."  36.6 °C equals 97.88 °F.

==Pop culture==
*The band name [[98 Degrees]] was based on the average human body temperature.

==External links==
*[http://hypertextbook.com/facts/LenaWong.shtml Temperature of a Healthy Human (Body Temperature)]
*[http://www.keith986.com Keith's big hit]
*[http://www.pharmacychain366.com/company/  36.6 Pharmacy Chain]

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