Up Top! An Anecdotal Journey Through High Five History

Primordial Origins: The Prehistoric Predecessors

• Ancient cave paintings depict early forms of 'air clapping'.
• Archaeologists uncover the first historic 'flat hand' tools.
• Speculative theories on Neanderthal social gestures.

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The Roaring Twenties Jazz Hands Nexus

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The Sports Fraternity: Slam Dunks and Slap Downs

• Baseball games: where high fives find full expression.
• Basketball courts and their high-flying rituals.
• The baffling sports commentator who coined 'jazz hands'.

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