'It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring. He went to bed, and bumped his head, and couldn't get up in the morning.' We all remember it from childhood, right? But do you know the real ...

Do you know “The Muffin Man”? Chances are you know the traditional nursery rhyme. But chances are you don’t know on whom the song is based. There are two likely answers to this question. One is that ...

It’s funny thinking how some nursery rhymes become children’s songs. And this one, about three mice who cannot see who get their tails chopped off with a carving knife, is at the top of the list.

Chances are, most of us have at least once in our childhood sung the classic nursery rhyme "It's Raining, It's Pouring." But what many people don't know is that it has really dark and grim undertones.

“It’s raining, it’s pouring, the old man is snoring,” has been sung to children for generations. And you might have thought it’s just a wholesome nursery rhyme about weather and a clumsy man, but ...

There are cats and fiddles, cows jumping moons, dogs giggling, and dishes that run, literally, taking spoons along with them – what’s ‘Hey Diddle Diddle’ all about? ‘Hey Diddle Diddle’ is an ...

People are just now discovering the true meaning behind a classic childhood nursery rhyme and it's darker than anyone could have thought. A TikToker who goes by 'StupidLittleGenius' shared a video ...

The real Humpty Dumpty was not a person but a powerful cannon used by the Royalist forces during the English Civil War of 1642 to 1651. Sir Charles Lucas and Sir George Lisle led the King's men and ...

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