Few know that Winnie-the-Pooh was based on an actual teddy bear that belonged to author A.A. Milne's son, Christopher Robin Milne. Christopher named his bear after Winnie, a black bear at the London Zoo, and Pooh, a swan they had "met" while on holiday. This quote by A.A. Milne says, "If you live to be a hundred, I want to live a hundred minus one day, so I would never have to live a day without you."