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Famous Trick Donkeys is a puzzle invented by Sam Loyd in 1858, [1] first printed on a card supposed to promote P.T. Barnum's circus. At that time, the puzzle was first called "P.T. Barnum's trick mules". [2] Millions of cards were sold, with an estimated income for Sam Loyd of $10,000 from 1871 [3] —more than $200,000 in 2023 dollars. [4]
Sam Loyd's donkey puzzle. To solve it, cut out the three rectangles and reassemble the pieces so that the two jockeys are riding the two donkeys. Vectorized version of Image:Sam Loyd's Trick Donkeys.gif {{PD-US}}
One of Loyd's notable puzzles was the "Trick Donkeys". It was based on a similar puzzle involving dogs published in 1857. In the problem, the solver must cut the drawing along the dotted lines and rearrange the three pieces so that the riders appear to be riding the donkeys.
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This is a list of known collectible card games.Unless otherwise noted, all dates listed are the North American release date. This contains games backed by physical cards; computer game equivalents are generally called digital collectible card games and are catalogued at List of digital collectible card games
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Richard Curtis, director of beloved 2003 Christmas romcom Love Actually, has revealed that the show’s famous cue card scene could have been very different. The film stars an ensemble cast ...