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How a Stuffed Animal Named Billy Possum Tried—and Failed—to Replace the Teddy Bear as America’s National Toy
In 1909, wealthy widow Susie W. Allgood marketed a plush marsupial inspired by President William Howard Taft. But children thought the toy looked "too much like a rat," and it sold poorly ...
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Susie Wolff sets record straight after much-criticised sponsorship deal
But these attitudes couldn’t be further from the truth, says F1 Academy managing director Susie Wolff ... and its trail-blazing predecessor W Series was in the gender separation – meaning ...