The rubber balloon has worn many hats since it was invented 200 years ago. It has been used to spruce up birthday parties and political rallies, operate flying machines and open arteries.

While Amuli and Matundu weren’t the originators of the idea — balloon-pop games and trivia shows have been common on social media in various formats for several years — they did popularize it.

Dave Chappelle brought back his infamous “Chappelle’s Show” character, Silky Johnson, the notorious player hater, while reenacting the viral YouTube speed dating show “Pop the Balloon.” ...

Standard cards end up just being thrown out, but theses ones at least will be displayed a little longer. Ahead, we’ve rounded up the best pop-up cards to keep on hand for when you least expect it.