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Nursery rhymes like "London Bridge Is Falling Down" and "Ring Around the Rosie" are commonly sung by children on the playground, but what were those songs originally about?
What do alcohol taxes have to do with "Jack and Jill?" Is "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush" originally about prison inmates?
In this episode of The List Show, Erin shares the surprisingly dark origins of 10 seemingly innocent nursery rhymes.
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What do alcohol taxes have to do with "Jack and Jill?" Is "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush" originally about prison inmates?
In this episode of The List Show, Erin shares the surprisingly dark origins of 10 seemingly innocent nursery rhymes.
In case you forgot, The List Show is a trivia-tastic, fact-filled show for curious people. Subscribe here for new Mental Floss episodes every Wednesday: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpZ5...
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