Furry pets

==History==
In 1902 the first teddy bear was made by the Russian toy shop owner Morris Michtom of Brooklyn. Its name was derived from the 26th US president Theodore Roosevelt.\nMorris put the lovely bear into his shop window. Beside it, he placed a caricature of the president showing him in a scene in which he refused to kill a baby bear. This sparked off a buying frenzy for teddy bears.\nAround the same time, Margret Steiff of Germany started sewing little furry bears which she first exhibited at the Leipzig Trade Fair of 1904.\nThat much adored ancestor of the teddy - the doll - had to wait a few years for its comeback, for it wasn't as cuddly as the teddy.
==Did You Know That?==
For some time, furry toys have been more popular with children than dolls. Not only because they feel more cuddly, but also because the teddy-bear has started conquering the world. Its namesake, US president Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt, also played an important role in this context.\nThe first manufacturers of furry toys were the Russian toy-seller Morris Michtom of Brooklyn and the German Margret Steiff who made all her soft toys by hand.
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