Humpty Dumpty is a famous character from an English nursery rhyme. While many assume he is an egg, the term “humpty dumpty” was originally slang for someone short and fat. He has appeared in literature and media, and is even used as a symbol for an organization focused on brain injury prevention. Humpty Dumpty is […]
Humpty Dumpty was the nickname of a cannon used in the English Civil War, not an egg as depicted in Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking-Glass. Other nursery rhymes, such as “Jack and Jill” and “Mary, Mary Quite Contrary,” have dark historical origins. If you can’t trust an ancient nursery rhyme, what can you believe? Well, […]
