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High Fives

Secretly Incredibly Fascinating

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The History of the High Five

The louis ville cardinals men's basketball team came up with it in the 1978 1979 season. Two players who were known for dunking said like we should go up for our slapping five since we dunk so good and they were probably the source of the first nationally televised high five. And then while lemance leats who played for marie state also his his wife says maybe he really did come up with it Who knows? That would be truly the greatest uh the greatest end to this of all time if he had some You know actual proof or had filed a trademark application that was denied in 1975 or something.

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