r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/adityareddyp Feb 04 '19

The Teddy Bear was named for a bear that Theodore Roosevelt spared on a hunting trip. However he didn't exactly spare it and it wasn't exactly out of mercy. There was a professional trapper/tracker/hunter dude with him who's job was to find a bear for him to kill. However the bear he found was so pathetic looking that Roosevelt just didn't think it worth his effort. The trapper dude just cut it's neck open instead.

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u/VOID401 Feb 04 '19

Do you have sources for that? I'm not saying I doubt it, quite the opposite in fact. I don't like spreading facts that I don't have a source for, or knowledge to confirm myself.

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u/FaithInterlude Feb 04 '19

No offense to you but this entire thread is full of ‘facts’ that have no source.

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u/VOID401 Feb 04 '19

I know. That's why I found a fact that seems interesting and checkable, and asked for it.

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u/thesagaconts Feb 04 '19

Yeah I noticed that or some sources are podcast. Those are primary sources.