Winnie the Pooh, the self-described bear of "very little brain" who has charmed generations with his homespun and heartfelt wisdom, is turning 100.
The beloved children's character ambled into the world in 1926 in a book written by English author A.A. Milne, and illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
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