National Teddy Bear Day, September 9, 2021 | Teddy Bear Facts and Deals

Did you have a favorite teddy bear when you were a kid? I did!

Here are some fun bear facts for today:

In 1902, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, also known as Teddy Roosevelt, was out hunting. Not having any luck, his hunting companions found a bear cub and tied it to a tree so he could shoot it. He refused to do it. The story spread quickly and stuffed bears became known as Teddy’s Bears – teddy bears.
The world’s largest stitched teddy bear was made in 2008. The 55-foot-4 creation is named C.T.Dreams, which stands for Connect the Dreams, and you can visit it at the Exploration Place in Wichita, Kansas.
Magellan T. Bear became the first teddy bear in space when he boarded Space Shuttle Discovery in 1995. He was a project for a Colorado elementary school. The teddy bear later flew around the world, visited the South Pole, and more.