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Teddy Bear Trivia
By Wendy | January 9, 2009
(Source: The Provincial Museum of Alberta)
Did you know that:
· 40% of all adults still have their childhood teddy bear.
· The scientific term for teddy bear collecting is Arctophily — arctos for bear and philos for love.
· A collection of teddy bears is often referred to as a “hug” of bears.
· A teddy bear survived the 1912 Titanic disaster. Its owner, Gaspare Gatti, did not!
· A 1926 Steiff bear once sold for $86,000 at Sotheby’s auction.
How cool is it that 40% of all adults still have their childhood teddy bears. Let’s hope many of them are Vermont Teddy Bears, cuz our Bears are guaranteed for life. A keepsake to love for a lifetime.
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January 9th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
And how long is life of a bear?