Claim(permalink)
The nursery rhyme ‘Sing a Song of Sixpence’ originated as a coded message used to recruit crew members for pirate ships.
✓snopescom rating: not verifiable; published on 1999-04-24
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veracity
not verifiable
Political Leaning
left political leaning
Sentiment
neutral sentiment
Date published
1999-04-24
Entities
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