Geekolinks: 11/23

1. Photos of very old, very loved teddy bears (Flavorwire)
2. A brief history of Black Friday (Mental Floss)
3. 10 fascinating origin stories of America’s favorite toys (The Week)
4. Hobbits are small, but they’re not this small (The Mary Sue)
5. Check out this 140-vehicle pileup in Texas (HyperVocal)
6. The best and worst uses of the Wii U gamepad so far (Gamesradar)
7. Meteorologist fired for Facebook sexting (The Daily Dot)

(Title pic via reddit)