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A Month Dedicated to Heart and Health
Meet the Dog Who Helped Take Down al-Baghdadi Have Fun With Old Man Winter
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A 6-Foot Tiger Trapped in a 3-Foot Cage Date Truffles
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Famous Tongue Twisters and Their Origins
Peter Piper Did What?
The Little-Known Origins of Common Tongue Twisters
Tongue twisters are a highlight of many people’s childhoods and are also highly entertaining for many adults. Having the ability to say “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers” without stumbling or stuttering can earn you several impressed stares. However, as fun as they are to say, not very many people know the history behind our favorite tongue twisters.
near her home.To support her family, Mary sold her finds to people, including the fossils of the ichthyosaur, the plesiosaur, and the pterosaur.Though her constant scouring of the shores inspiredTerry Sullivan’s “She Sells Sea Shells” song, Mary’s more prominent fossil discoveries went mostly unrecognized.
HOW MUCHWOOD: FayTempleton, Performer
PETER PIPER: Pierre Poivre, Gardener
Of the many tongue twisters in the world, “How MuchWood Could aWoodchuck Chuck” is a real favorite.This rhyme was introduced to the public through the musical “The Runaways” in a song performed by FayTempleton in 1903. Most people pay little attention to the origin of the tongue
Although it is not known for sure, Peter Piper and his pickled peppers are speculated to be inspired by a French horticulturist, Pierre Poivre.Throughout the 18th century, it’s said that Pierre would smuggle cloves out of the Dutch East India Company- controlled Spice Islands. He then grew them on his own, which then led to freeing the market for future cloves.
twister and instead spend more time trying to answer it. In the 20th century, a NewYork fish and wildlife technician named RichardThomas put some thought into it and declared the answer is 700 pounds.
SHE SELLS SEASHELLS: Mary Anning, Fossil Discoverer
The popular beach-themed tongue twister, “She sells seashells by the seashore,” was inspired by groundbreaking discoverer Mary Anning. Mary was a woman living in the 19th century who collected rocks, seashells, and even fossils on the rocky shores
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