I love when I find out an origin story I think I knew turns out to be either a widely believed false rumor or when I find out other people learned different origin stories. That’s what this episode is about, so if you think you already know the story behind today’s subject, you may be surprised to learn there are actually multiple versions.

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Sources:

• Teddy Bear - The National Museum of American History
• The Story of the Teddy Bear - National Park Service
• 14 Furry Facts About Bears - Mental Floss
• Teddy Bear Truth was Too Much to Bear - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• VIDEO: TED Talk: The strange story of the teddy bear and what it reveals | Jon Mooallem
• This Day in History: 1903: First Teddy Bear Goes on Sale - History.com
• Steiff: The Story - Steiffusa.com
• The history of Steiff teddy bears - SteiffTeddyBears.co.uk