Louis Bleriot made the first &quot;flight&quot; across the English Channel<br />
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The name &quot;Winnie&quot; as in the Pooh - actually came from Winnipeg, Manitoba, where the real Winnie was housed at the zoo.  Christopher Robin added &quot;Pooh&quot; when his father said he was going to write about &quot;Winnie&quot; the bear.<br />
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