40% of all adults still have their childhood teddy bear.

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Arctophily means teddy bear collecting; arctos for bear and philos for love.

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A collection of teddy bears is often referred to as a "hug" of bears.

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A teddy bear survived the 1912 Titanic disaster; its owner, Gaspare Gatti, did not.

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A 1926 Steiff bear once sold for $86,000 at a Sotheby's auction.