We Yawn Because We’re Hot, Not Tired

Breaking news. Yawning doesn't mean we are tired or bored. It means our brain is hot. I might be the queen of yawning. I get a good one in every 26 minutes or so, if not more often. The worst part about the yawns, is feeling like you're sending the wrong message. Do you really want your boss to think everything he says is boring you just because you are a big yawner?

Thankfully, there is a new study that says, all those yawns have nothing to do with exhaustion or boredom. We apparently yawn because our brains are overheated.

The idea is, that by yawning, we bring a whole bunch of cold air into our overheated brains and then we will be at a regular temperature again. The study says temperature is the only predicting factor of yawns that is proven.

I have to say though, there are two more things I think always make you yawn. One of them is seeing someone else do it, and the other seems to be reading about it. I bet you are yawning right now.