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Someone Had to Invent the High Five — Here’s the Disputed Story of How It Happened

You’ve done it countless times, but the high five’s origin is still unclear, with multiple theories and no definitive answer ...
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The high five isn’t as old as you think: Do you know who invented it?

(NEXSTAR) – It’s very likely that humans had figured out how to slap their raised palms together thousands of years ago, but it didn’t really become a thing until 1977. Glenn Burke, a former ...

You’ve Done It a Thousand Times — But Who Actually Invented the High-Five? Inside the Debated Origin

You’ve done it thousands of times. After a game-winning shot, a solid joke, a perfectly executed parallel parking job. You’ve ...

The high five dates to a 1977 Dodgers home run, but its true origin is still debated

The high five has a surprisingly recent-and debated-origin story.