Humpty Dumpty is allegedly not what he’s cracked up to be: Bold claim leaves brains scrambled as deep-thinkers struggle to let go of a childhood fantasy.

Take this as an example: for hundreds of years, we have willingly accepted the reality that Humpty Dumpty – the protagonist of a popular children’s nursery rhyme – is an anthropomorphic egg.

When you hear the name Humpty Dumpty, you most likely picture an egg or a egg-shaped person. It's a common thing. We've seen it in cartoons, movies, and comics for all of our lives.