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TIL that in the card game Euchre, played with a twenty-four card deck, the “Bauer” refers to the most powerful card in the trump suit, which is commonly taken to be the Jack. Coincidentally, Jack Bauer from the TV show is the best agent, in a show that has twenty-four episodes a season.

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