It seems that this headline is following the guidelines of the times style guide: "In general, ordinary references to temperature do not specify the scale."

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verelo 2 days ago | parent [-]

Wow is that actually their guideline?

	▲	t-writescode 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		A random, spare letter wastes space and might have been A/B tested to have a higher click away rate.