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the gentle bully that turns ice into oceans and strangers into friends

means Having or giving off a moderate, pleasant heat — or, of a person or feeling, showing affection and friendliness.

from From Old English 'wearm,' tracing back to a Proto-Germanic root (a cousin of German 'warm' and Dutch 'warm') and ultimately a Proto-Indo-European source that may be related to words for both warmth and burning — possibly the same ancient root that gives us 'thermal' through Greek. So the cozy and the scorching have likely shared a hearth for a very long time.

body math
Humans burn calories just to stay near 37°C
trick of touch
Skin feels warmth by detecting heat flow, not temperature
game cue
'Warmer' guides kids toward hidden treasure worldwide
social glow
Holding a hot drink makes people judge others as friendlier
cosmic leftover
Earth's core still radiates heat from its violent birth
for instance

death valley — hottest place on earth at 134°f (56.7°c) in 1913

kuwait city — reaches 54°c (129°f) regularly in summer months

phoenix arizona — averages 40.6°c (105°f) in july, hottest major us city

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