#IfYouReadOneThingToday - On High-Fives

Everyone knows how to give - and receive - a high-five. It's as natural as a handshake.

But did you ever wonder where the high-five came from? Who invented it? What the story behind it was?

Turns out an ESPN Magazine reporter had that thought a decade ago, and published the following fascinating human-interest story.

Who Invented the High Five?

The origin story of a now-ubiquitous celebration.

By Jon Mooallem

ESPN Magazine

August 8, 2011