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TIL According to a study, children that have been exposed to family violence show much of the same brain activity as soldiers that have been in combat.

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Bb6d TIL in Japan if someone on trial is filmed while in handcuffs their hands have to be pixelated to be shown on TV. This is because a man named Kazuyoshi Miura brought a succesful case to court arguing the image of him in handcuffs implied guilt and had prejudiced his trial.
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