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The 52card deck is a pretty universally known object. Every household in America (and I would presume most countries in the world) has one or two decks lying around their house. They’re used for magic, fortune telling, and most commonly for playing games. But this deck, with four suits of two colors, numbers one through ten, and three face cards per suit, seems normal to us. But where did it all come from? Let’s find out.

Sources:
A History of Playing Cards And a Bibliography of Cards And Gaming by Catherine Perry Hargrave and U.S. Playing Card Co.

A Concise History of Playingcards by Simon Wintle https://www.wopc.co.uk/thehistoryof...

The History of Playing Cards: The Evolution of the Modern Deck by Will Roya
https://playingcarddecks.com/blogs/al...

Music:
Nomadic Sunset by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com
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Achaidh Cheide by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Minstrel Dance by Random Mind, https://www.chosic.com/freemusic/all/