BEANIE FACTS (correct as of 07 May 2007)
The Beanie with the longest reign as a current Beanie was Chocolate the Moose with a whopping 1,793 days! That was nearly five years!The longest lived Beanie issued after 1995 is the New York version of Issy 1,123 days although there is some confusion on this point as at one point Issy was removed from the current list, only to subsequently re-appear!
The longest reigning current Beanies is Bidder at 1,259 days and counting.
There are twelve Beanies who were current only during 24 hours these include all the bears given away to Ty Reps and Ty Employees (all the Billionaires, #1 and Employee) and some special occasion bears, such as Dusty and Coral Casino. Surprise inclusion on this list is Mom-e 2005; current for only a day at the Ty Store!
February is the most popular month for a Beanie to have a birthday.
September is the least popular for a Beanie to have a birthday.
Over 440 Beanies dont have a birthday for varying reasons!
There are 63 versions of Issy 62 retail versions, and of course the Issy exclusive to the Four Seasons Hotel!
There are 32 Champion bears, one for each country in the 2002 World Cup.
There are 13 Kanata bears, one for each Province.
Dizzy came in five variations and the fourth and fifth variations came after Dizzy had been retired!
There is only one Beanie whose name begins with the letter X Alphabet Beanie X.
The most Beanies issued in a year (so far) was 289 in 2006.
The most Beanies retired in a year (so far) was 202 in 2006.
The least Beanies issued in a year (so far) was 32 in 1998.
The least Beanies retired in a year (so far) was 3 in 1994 followed by only 23 in 2000 mind you, 55 had retired in the Big Retirement at the end of 1999!
The longest Beanie name (without a doubt) is British Colombia Pacific Dogwood.
The shortest names are the Alphabet Beanies with only one letter each, followed by Japanese Beanie Ai.
There have been 107Beanies at the Ty Store... and counting!