9 Useless Facts That'll Even Impress Know-It-Alls
You need a few ideas for conversation starters? No worries, we got you - with these useless - but interesting facts you'll even impress know-it-alls!
Fact #8: Pooh Bear is Actually Female!
Say what? Winnie-the-Pooh is a girl? That's true, at least when you look at the original tale. The BBC reports that the character is based on the story of a small black bear baby, that had been rescued by a Canadian veterinarian back in 1914. He named the baby girl Winnie - later, the she was transported to the London Zoo. A little boy called Chrisopher Robin frequently visited little Winnie, he even named his plushie after her. You can probably guess the name of little Christopher's dad, right? Exactly, his father is no less a figure than Alan Alexander Milne, the author of the books about Pooh Bear!
