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See the origins, lyrics, and variations of Mary, Mary Quite Contrary, a classic nursery rhyme with historical significance and timeless appeal.

Birds and bees get all the action-and Samuel Taylor Coleridge was jealous. Here are the possible origins of the euphemistic ...

Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn has a book coming out next year that reveals how she has been shaped by the power of words. HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced ...