What's the deal with Crumpet's?

Hello All, 

So, I went downstairs this morning and thought "Hmm, what should I have for Breakfast?" And realized my mum had bought crumpets, so I enjoyed a nice, hot, jam- covered crumpet for my breckie.

BUT whilst I was eating my crumpet I thought "Hey, what are crumpets? Bread is bread, made from wheat and flour and you get tonnes of different types, but what is a crumpet classed as?" It really got to me, so I decided to do some research.

According to Wikipedia a crumpet is "a griddle cake made from flour and yeast." They are eaten mostly in the UK and other nations of the commonwealth. 

The History Of The Crumpet-

Crumpets are thought to be an Anglo-Saxon invention. Many many years ago, they were hard pancakes cooked on a griddle, rather than the soft and spongy crumpets of the Victorian era, because over-time they were adapted and began to be made with yeast. The crumpet-makers of the English Midlands and London developed the it's look by sticking some holes in them, by adding extra baking powder to the yeast dough. The term itself may refer to a crumpled or curled-up cake, or have Celtic origins relating to the Breton krampoez meaning a "thin, flat cake" and the Welsh crempog or crempot, a type of pancake

Slang using 'Crumpet' -

In the U.K. the term “crumpet” is occasionally used to refer to a sexually attractive woman, often in the phrase “a bit of crumpet” is used. This is similar to the use of the word “tart” as slang for a loose and easy-to-pull lady. Using the word crumpet is generally not considered offensive these days, though at an earlier time, the word was actually used as a term of endearment.

I know this is a completely random post and kind of weird, but I hope you guys have liked it and found it interesting. I found researching these things really strange, I didn't know any of   this about crumpets, I feel utterly enlightened.

Farewell for now my lovelies ;)