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According to St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Bernie Miklasz, the fist bump was created by Stan Musial.

Time magazine wonders if it evolved from the handshake and the high-five.

They cite knuckle bumping in the 1970s with NBA player Baltimore Bullets guard Fred Carter.

Others claim the Wonder Twins, minor characters in the 1970s Hanna-Barbera superhero FISH cartoon Super Friends, who touched knuckles and cried " Wonder Twin powers, activate!

" were the originators.

However, the " fist bump " or " pound " can easily be traced as far back as the late 1800s and early 1900s to the boxer's handshake as a way to greet when hands are gloved.

In fact, the fist bump's origins may well lie in the animal kingdom as the gesture is natural behaviour observed in primates, according to a book published by Margaret Power in 1991.