TIL The nursery rhyme “Mary Had a Little Lamb” is a true story about Mary Elizabeth Sawyer
https://modernfarmer.com/2017/12/true-story-behind-mary-little-lamb/
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The True Story Behind "Mary Had a Little Lamb" - Modern Farmer
The nursery rhyme, which was was first published in 1830, is based on an actual incident involving Mary Elizabeth Sawyer, a woman born in 1806 on a farm in Sterling, Mass. Spoiler: its fleece *was* white as snow.Andrew Amelinckx (Modern Farmer)
