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How a Stuffed Animal Named Billy Possum Tried—and Failed—to Replace the Teddy Bear as America’s National Toy
In 1909, wealthy widow Susie W. Allgood marketed a plush marsupial inspired by President William Howard Taft. But children ...
Build-A-Bear to open multi-level store at Florida entertainment center
The St. Louis-based chain of retail stores where customers can make their own stuffed toys said the new "multi-level ...
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Discover How President Theodore Roosevelt Inspired the World’s First Teddy Bear, Which Went on Sale on This Day in 1903
In 1963, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the teddy bear, the Michtoms gifted Kermit Roosevelt Jr., the grandson of the late former president, one of the original bears for his children.