Interesting facts about playing cards
                     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.
 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.
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.
1. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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. 
Source: https://www.classicrummy.com/blog/interesting-facts-
about-playing-cards/