What do you know today that you didn't know yesterday?

[Rev. Rye]

Anne Frank was apparently bisexual all this time:

Once when I was spending the night atJacque’s, I could no longer restrain my curiosity about her body, which she’d always hidden from me andwhich I’d never seen. I asked her whether, as proof of our friendiship, we could touch each other’sbreasts. Jacque refused.I also had a terrible desire to kiss her, which I did. Every time I see a female nude, such as the Venus inmy art history book, I go into ecstasy. Sometimes I find them so exquisite I have to struggle to hold backmy tears. If only I had a girlfriend!

Relevant diary entry 6 January 1944.

---

Today I learned that the 'Humpty Dumpty' nursery rhyme isn't necessarily about an egg.  There are several explanations, but the one I like best is that 'humpty dumpty' was the name of an alcoholic drink made by boiling brandy and beer.  The rhyme was originally an admonition to be careful not to drop the bottle.

Boru

Fun fact: There's an electronics showroom near where I live called Abt, and, among other things, they actually have a Humpty Dumpty sculpture in an atrium. Near it, they have (or at least had) a placard that gave a different story, and it's probably the one that makes the most sense to me: Humpty Dumpty was actually a cannon used by Royalists in the 1648 Siege of Colchester, one that was next to the walls of St. Mary's Church. It was damaged in the 14 July bombardment, fell from that wall, and all the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't get it back together and in working order, and it all ends with the king getting his head lopped off. Of course, this nursery rhyme was around for close to 200 years before anyone made this connection, so take it with a grain of salt.