Countries of the World

Scientists believe that humans evolved to have blonde hair to more efficiently synthesize vitamin D! This mutation probably occurred because of the fewer hours of sunlight in Northern Europe. It is estimated that this took place during the last ice age, approximately 11,000 years ago!

Now that you know the longest game of cards ever played, how about a fact on the largest? This particular record is held by a place called Onchan on the Isle of Man. Taking place in June of 2013, this game saw plenty of hungry players gather on the isle – a whopping 225,000 of them to be exact. Now that’s a lot of cards.

Are you familiar with the Angola Prison Rodeo? It’s the longest-running event of its kind in the United States. How it works is that four inmates play cards at a table in the middle of an arena in which a bull is eventually released. Like, an actual bull. The last man to stay in his seat is crowned champion!