London Bridge is falling down...
That little kid’s nusery rhyme-game, “London Bridge Is Falling Down” is thought to have come from an ancient Druid ritual, in which children played that exact game and probably chanted a prayer or a song. The child that ended up trapped in someone’s arms by the end of the chant was selected to “guard” a bridge–but the only way for the child to guard the bridge was if he or she was dead, so the unlucky child was sacrificed! Sorta makes you wonder about the origins of OTHER games that we played in preschool… (like “Ring Around the Rosie” being about the Black Plague.)
What's that smell?
The child’s toy, Play-Doh, has a distinct smell. It was found to be one of the top five scents that people can recognize and identify.
Somebody changed MY name!
The Big and Little Dippers aren’t actually called “Big Dipper” and “Little Dipper.” Their actual names are “Ursa Major” and “Ursa Minor.” Big Bear and Little Bear. I don’t know when their names were changed but I can certainly see WHY.
Mules and Hinnies
Mules and hinnies are (usually) only found in captivity, generally as working animals. The reason for this is that they are sterile animals and are only born when a horse and donkey mate… which I don’t believe happens outside of captivity…