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Playing cards were introduced to Europe in the 1300s but date back to at least ninth century China
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Top 5 Facts About Playing Cards
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The current suits were added in the late 1400s, spades representing the military, diamonds being merchants, clubs as farmers and peasants and hearts the church. Suits are thought to have come from th
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Each face card is said to represent a particular person from history or the bible
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The Ace of Spades was subjected to a tax at one time, the only card in the deck to have this distinction and the reason why it often appears different than other aces to this day
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Specially made playing cards were sent from the US to German POW camps which contained escape maps between their layers
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Around 1860 the Joker first appeared in a standard deck and became the highest trump card in many games
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The Ace of Spades was requested by the U.S. army during the Vietnam War as a psychological weapon, prey on Vietnamese superstitions that connect this card with death
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