"You can see all of the real plushies that inspired the characters at the New York Public Library. With one exception –Christopher Robin lost his Roo plush in the thirties, so it is sadly missing from the collection." But the picture above shows what appears to be Roo...
I think Penn State's THON deserves a shout-out here. It's a two-day dance marathon. Every year it raises millions for pediatric cancer research. And what I think is the coolest thing about it is that it's entirely organized and run by students. According to Wikipedia, it's the largest student-run philanthropy in the world!
So the cereal makes different sounds in different countries? Weird. I wonder what they put in the Spanish version to make it go "pim, pum, pam". Some sort of emulsifier, perhaps.