This Day in History: English writer A. A. Milne died on this day in 1956. He is best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh, though he wrote on many other things, including a locked-room mystery called "The Red House Mystery." In 2003, Winnie the Pooh was listed at number 7 on the BBC's poll The Big Read which determined the UK's "best-loved novels" of all time. In 2006, Winnie the Pooh received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, marking the 80th birthday of Milne's creation. That same year a UK poll saw Winnie the Pooh voted onto the list of icons of England.
Winnie the Pooh is being censored in China after many compared Pooh's looks to President Xi Jinping. Chinese social media users are not allowed to discuss or circulate images of the chubby flat faced bear for fear that the Pooh’s likeness may be used to mock Xi.
Did you know: A Latin translation of Winnie the Pooh is the only Latin book to ever make it on the New York Times bestseller list. "Titled Winnie Ille Pu, the 1960 release translated by Dr. Alexander Lenard stayed on the coveted list for 20 weeks, and ultimately demanded 21 printings, selling 125,000 copies. This accomplishment spoke in part to the book itself, which the Times called ''the greatest book a dead language has ever known.'' But it's also evidence of Pooh's popularity. The adventures of this honey-loving bear have been translated into more than 50 languages, including Afrikaans, Czech, Finnish, and Yiddish." Mental Floss
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