Did you know that January 18th is the National Winnie the Pooh Day? 

National Winnie the Pooh day is celebrated to commemorate Milne’s (Winnie the Pooh author) birthday, which is January 18th, 1882.

Winnie the Pooh, also called Pooh Bear is a fictional teddy bear and The Pooh stories have been translated into many languages and became one of Disney’s most successful franchises.

Source:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie-the-Pooh

I always had a soft spot for this bear. We are actually planning to go to Ashdown forest to see so called Poohsticks Bridge in honour of my slight obsession to Disney :)