US tennis players Bob (left) and Mike Bryan fist bump at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships in London. -- AFP
According to some scientists, fist bumps are apparently more hygienic than handshakes.
Fist bumps are more hygienic than handshakes and drastically reduce the risk of spreading infectious diseases, researchers in Britain have found. The study discovered that a handshake transfers 10 times as much bacteria as a fist bump, following a series of tests at Aberystwyth University on the west coast of Wales.
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