Fun Fact

 "The Teddy Bear was invented in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt. On a bear hunting trip in Mississippi, Roosevelt's hunting party cornered a Louisiana black bear, then tied the bear to a willow tree and suggested that the President shoot it. Viewing this as extremely unsportsmanlike, Roosevelt refused to kill the bear. Political cartoonist Clifford Berryman heard the story and drew a cartoon celebrating the President’s decision. A Brooklyn candy shop owner by the name of Morris Michtom saw the cartoon and decided to create a stuffed toy bear and dedicate it to the president who refused to shoot a bear. He called it Teddy's Bear and children have been enjoying them ever since." -- doi.gov