The British poet, Edward Lear, was born on May 12, 1812. Who is Edward Lear, you ask? He is known for popularizing those “short, humorous, nonsense poem” known as limericks via a book he wrote called, A Book of Nonsense, says the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]. May 12 -- in case you missed it -- was National Limerick Day. Here’s one of Lear’s limericks: There was an Old Man with a…