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How old is the teddy bear?
The teddy bear is about 124 years old.
The teddy bear was invented in 1902.
Named after President Theodore Roosevelt, who refused to shoot a captured bear.
The teddy bear turns 125 in 2027.
If you were born before 1902, you're older than the teddy bear.
Mind-bender: The teddy bear is closer in time to the first fax machine patent (1843) than to today.
What are you older than?
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Check my birthdayOlder than the teddy bear
- The Hershey bar
- Jell-O
- The first modern Olympics
- The first public movie screening
- X-rays
- The Ferris wheel