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Were modern day playing cards (as in a type I could buy from a corner store) invented with a specific game in mind? Or were they designed to allow a number of games?

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What is the oldest "counterculture" movement we know of?

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Are there recorded instances of information gathered and recorded in the past purely for the benefit of future historians?

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Were modern day playing cards (as in a type I could buy from a corner store) invented with a specific game in mind? Or were they designed to allow a number of games?	255
What is the oldest "counterculture" movement we know of?	182
Are there recorded instances of information gathered and recorded in the past purely for the benefit of future historians?	1