If there are no chobots news to update on my blog, I post a random fact of the day to entertain my followers and provide some interesting Education.
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Humpty Dumpty was not an egg, but in fact a cannon!
Humpty Dumpty was a slang in 15th century England as a slang for large, heavy people. This had led to many theories as to who, or what, the Humpty Dumpty in the famous nursery rhyme really was (mostly thought to be an egg). Cannons, at this time, were very heavy and moving them, even the smallest of them took many men. This lead to this particular cannon being named "Humpty Dumpty"
At the time of the civil war in 1648, Colchester was a town with a castle and several churches and was protected by the city wall. On June 15th 1648, the church was strengthened against attack, by putting a cannon on the roof. When used by a gunner known as 'One-Eyed Jack Thompson', the heavy cannon fell from the wall and no one could put Humpty together again.
At the time of the civil war in 1648, Colchester was a town with a castle and several churches and was protected by the city wall. On June 15th 1648, the church was strengthened against attack, by putting a cannon on the roof. When used by a gunner known as 'One-Eyed Jack Thompson', the heavy cannon fell from the wall and no one could put Humpty together again.
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