We all have countless childhood songs ingrained in our minds, but have you ever wondered where these nursery rhymes began and what exactly they mean? The answer is probably no since most of us have ...

As a child, we all remember learning the words to nursery rhymes, but have you ever wondered what the popular song Ring a Ring o' Roses actually means? The song you may have sung with your friends ...

We can recite them all: “Humpty Dumpty,” “Jack and Jill,” “Old King Cole,” “Little Miss Muffet,” etc. Yes, nursery rhymes. Even though we know the words to hundreds of them, we are unaware of their ...

'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 ...

There are many nursery rhymes that people read to their kids before bedtime, such as Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill and Hickory Dickory Dock. However, there may be deeper and darker meanings behind some ...

LONDON, March 2 (UPI) -- A British historian claims traditional British nursery rhymes contain adult-themes and sexual references in his new book about the verses' origins. Chris Roberts, a social ...

The sweet melodic tones of the charming nursery rhymes you sung during your childhood as you skipped round the playground are probably still on the tip of your tongue. As you joyously laughed and ...

"I'm traumatised by this. Why can't anything be pure?" one commenter wrote after hearing the disturbing details. And you might have thought it's just a wholesome nursery rhyme about weather and a ...