Education of the Mind: TIL that Little Miss Muffet of nursery rhyme fame is likely based on a real person-- folklorists believe it was probably written by the English entomologist Thomas Muffet (1553 - 1604), about his stepdaughter, Patience Muffet.

Friday, July 14, 2017

TIL that Little Miss Muffet of nursery rhyme fame is likely based on a real person-- folklorists believe it was probably written by the English entomologist Thomas Muffet (1553 - 1604), about his stepdaughter, Patience Muffet.

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