5 Interesting Facts About Playing Cards

[Steven the Wizard]

After doing a brief amount of research, I have discovered five interesting facts about playing cards, that you may not have heard about before. If you want me to continue creating this series, let me know, and I will try to dig up another set of interesting facts.

 

[Mr.Book]

Nice job, I wouldn't mind seeing more.





Book

 

[Josh Burch]

After doing a brief amount of research, I have discovered five interesting facts about playing cards, that you may not have heard about before. If you want me to continue creating this series, let me know, and I will try to dig up another set of interesting facts.

There are only 2 layers of paper in a playing card. The glue that holds the 2 layers together is often confused with a third layer of paper. If you soak a card in water the paper comes apart at the glue. If you split cards "dry" they don't split at the glue, the paper actually splits leaving some residue on the glue.