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I'm interested in the history of the teddy bear. How did it come to be?
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The teddy bear was first created by Margarete Steiff, a German seamstress, in 1902. She designed and hand-stitched a stuffed toy bear for her son, who had been ill. Her son loved the toy so much that he insisted his mother make more for him. This led to the creation of the "teddy bear" as we know it today.