Rumour had it that the Vietcong held the card in mortal dread, believing it to be the symbol of death. Winston Churchill insisted that playing card manufacture be maintained at any cost, as they were the soldiers' principal form of entertainment in the trenches.ĭuring the Vietnam war, the US Playing Card Company manufactured crates of aces of spades to ship out to troops. But he differed in other things as well but we left the fun part in the next section. Technically, he was the only true emperor in this cluster of kings. Gunfighter Wild Bill Hickok, who was shot dead at the poker table in 1876, is not the only famous person to have died while playing - comedian Buster Keaton and singer Al Jolson also pegged it at the card table.Ĭards were freely available in Britain from the 15th century onwards - until April 1940, when the Nazi invasion of Norway interrupted our supply of cardboard. The King of Hearts is said to be friendly and worthy and is associated with King Charles of the Holy Roman Empire, also called Charlemagne. For it was while playing his beloved patience that Russian scientist Dmitri Mendeleev had his brainwave about the organisation of the elements - and thus was born the periodic table. In 1828 it was decided instead that the Stamp Office would print an official ace of spades with the royal coat of arms to signal that the tax had been paid.Ĭhemistry lessons would be a lot harder if it weren't for cards. The first systematic duty was imposed on cards in 1711, and in order to indicate that the fee had been paid, a tax stamp was placed on the top card, which was usually the ace of spades. He originally had one, but it was lost in the. A similar mistake caused his axe to become a sword.Įver wondered why the ace of spades' spade is larger and more ornate than the others? It's a tax thing. The king of hearts is the only King without a moustache - but not because of superior personal hygiene. He originally had one, but it was lost in the reproduction of the original design. 31 Likes, TikTok video from barbarian.beard (barbarian.beard): 'beardscience 23 - The King of Hearts Doesn't Have a Mustache Grab a deck of cards.
The king of hearts is the only without a moustache - but not because of superior personal hygiene.
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