Mental Floss Explains Why Teeth Chatter When People Get Cold

Host Craig Benzine explains why teeth chatter when people get cold in a recent episode of the Mental Floss video series “The Big Question.” Teeth chattering is caused by the “shivering center” of the brain’s hypothalamus, and is just one of the body’s many responses to the cold.

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