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34: History of Everything: Rhymes and their Dark Origins

2022/7/21
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History of Everything

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Plagues, prostitution, burning at the stake—none of these are topics you would talk to a toddler about. However, so many of the nursery rhymes we all grew up singing have such dark origins that you'd be shocked to find you were taught these in school, and kids are still being taught these rhymes.

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