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Subject: Trivia Fact 2/17
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Date: Mon, 17-Feb-86 08:40:00 EST
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The yeas outnumber the nays so I will resume posting the trivia fact of the
day.

Saturday February 15:

1903 The first Teddy Bear was introduced in America!  It was made by Morris
and Rose Michtom, immigrants from Russia, where stuffed toy bears were
already a tradition.

Sunday, February 16:

1607 The neighborhood children taunted Archdeacon John Sprat of St. David's
Church, London, and his wife:

	"Jack Spratt could eat no fat,
	 His wife could eat no lean!
	 And so betwixt them both, you see,
	 They licked the platter clean!"

Monday, February 17:

1876 The first sardine was canned - at Eastport, Maine, by Julius Wolff of
the Wolff and Ressing Cannery.