Rock, Paper, Scissors, Shoot! This 5-second two-player game to settle disputes began in ancient China and quickly spread throughout the world. Some research has also attempted to use game theory to understand decisions in this game and were surprised by the results, but we weren't! You'll see why. 

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Links and References: 

1. https://www.annarahmanan.com/the-history-of-rock-paper-scissors-game
2. https://www.playworks.org/game-library/ro-sham-bo-or-rock-paper-scissors/
3. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00107514.2015.1026556

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