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Interesting facts about playing cards

Playing cards have been a great mode of entertainment since ages and continues to hold a very popular spot even today.

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Interesting facts about playing cards

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  1. Interesting Facts About Playing Cards

  2. Playing cards have been a great mode of entertainment since ages and continues to hold a very popular spot even today. • Available in a ton of versions today, playing cards are loved by people across globe. • Sometimes played for easy fun games as casino/poker while also being a part of serious games as bridge and also used to charm people with card tricks – cards are as versatile as it gets.

  3. Here we give you a fill of some interesting and amazing facts related to playing cards which most of us may not be aware of. • Origin • It is believed that the playing cards were first invented in China in 9th century AD, and comprised of only 30 cards. • They were originally printed on materials such as wood, paper or even bones. • Eventually, it gained popularity and spread to India (as 13 card rummy), Persia and European countries.

  4. 2. Hidden Map • Apparently, a peculiar kind of cards were created during the World War II. • These cards could be peeled into two halves upon submerging in water, and each half was a part of a map. • Putting all these pieces together would form a larger map. • Usually, these were given to the prisoners of the wars in order for them to find their way home if they managed to escape.

  5. 3. Suicide King • Did you know one of the king cards in a deck of playing cards is known as the “suicide king”? • If you take a look at each king card of all the four suits, you will find that the King of Hearts alone does not have a moustache among all the kings and sword piercing through his head.

  6. 4. Countless Unique Combinations • You would be amazed to know that a deck of 52 cards can form about 8,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 unique combinations!! • Yes, that’s right. Perhaps, you would also end with a unique permutation each time after shuffling the pack thoroughly.

  7. 5. Why 53 Cards in a Deck? • Although a clear answer to this is not yet known, the number of cards have transitioned from 20 to 36, 40, 48 and then 52. • However, the 52 set became more popular and spread easily across the world.

  8. Source: https://www.classicrummy.com/blog/interesting-facts-about-playing-cards/

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