You've done it a million times and you've been left hangin' a million more. But have you ever wondered, who actually invented the high five? Prepare your open palm for the celebration of a lifetime, because you are about to...

Who invented the high five?

"We Fact Up" was born out of the notion that before the internet existed people would have to actually try and work things out for themselves when asked a question. Like, "what does 'O.K.' stand for?" or "who invented the high five?". Listeners send in their questions, the gang then try to work the answer out without the help of Google. After a lot of discussion and general stupidity, the team then see how close (or how far off in most cases) they were to the answer - hopefully to hilarious, or mildly amusing, results.

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Who invented the high five?

Who invented the high five?