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Australia's Scott Morrison Forces Angry Local to Shake Hands During Visit to Fire-Ravaged Town. Published Jan 02, 2020 at 9:59 AM EST Updated Jan 02, 2020 at 4:15 PM EST. By .

Hand shaking goes back a long, long way. Wikipedia says it was practiced as far back as the 2nd century BC. The story I've always heard is that shaking someone's hand shows that you hold no weapon.