The name Humpty Dumpty evokes an anthropomorphic egg, probably perched atop the wall that is soon to be, quite literally, his downfall. But recite the whole poem and you’ll notice something strange: ...

When you hear the name Humpty Dumpty, you most likely picture an egg or a egg-shaped person. It's a common thing. We've seen it in cartoons, movies, and comics for all of our lives. This made the ...

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again. But just because we’re aware of something, doesn’t mean we ...

It's a nursery rhyme many of us know by heart. But a baffled author has sparked up a Twitter storm - questioning why we believe Humpty Dumpty is an egg. In a viral post, writer Holly Bourne, of London ...

Think of Humpty Dumpty and you no doubt picture an egg on a wall -- or, if you're the morbid type, an egg smashed to pieces at the bottom of one. That's because Humpty has been depicted as an egg for ...