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Several years ago, British hospitality company Travelodge conducted a survey of 6,000 adults and uncovered a startling fact: 25 percent of businessmen on the road, once they're safely removed from the gaze of their wives or significant others, admit to sleeping with …

Teddy bears.

As you might expect, this tidbit wound up making news worldwide, with the likes of ABC News and CNN devoting entire segments to it. Leaving businessmen aside for the moment, the statistic also made plain a truth toymakers have known for some time now—that stuffed animals aren't just for kids and never really have been.

This fact may also help explain the latest news from the people at Build-A-Bear Workshop. The

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