# Jumping Jacks

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumping-jacks/234557>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 16, 2004, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumping-jacks/234557 "2004-03-16T02:13:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![carolaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cdc98d/32.png) [@carolaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carolaman)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2004, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jumping-jacks/234557/1 "2004-03-16T02:13:58Z")

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Who is jumping jacks named after?