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The WILD History of Playing Cards: Spies, Sorcerers, and Sovereigns
May 19, 2025
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Playing cards. They seem harmless enough—tucked in your drawer, shuffled at game night, dealt at Vegas tables under the glow of neon lights. But these slim slices of paper have a thrilling, globe-trotting, centuries-spanning past, steeped in intrigue, revolution, mysticism, and mathematics. Behind every Ace, every Joker, every red Queen is a story begging to be told.
🇨🇳 Origins: From Imperial ...