Before we go, here’s your random trivia of the day:
Perhaps you’ve heard the story of the teddy bear – named after President Theodore Roosevelt after he refused to shoot a sick bear during a hunting trip.
But have you heard of “Billy Opossum?”
This toy – which never took off – was named after Roosevelt’s successor, President William Howard Taft, who became associated with the animal after Taft requested “possum and taters” as the main course at an Atlanta banquet.
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