<P> The bright colors on Garcia the bear made him one of the most popular Beanie Baby styles . </P> <P> Diana, Princess of Wales died on August 31, 1997 . Warner announced the Beanie Baby Princess on October 29, 1997 in honor of Princess Diana . Warner said that all proceeds would be donated to the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund . The Princess Diana Beanie Baby was sent to vendors to distribute in the second week of December 1997 . Some vendors had to wait until February 1998 . Only 12 Beanie Baby Princesses were released to each vendor initially, but this changed due to strong demand . </P> <P> Decade the bear was made in honor of Beanie Babies' tenth anniversary . Decade bears were made in white, royal blue, red, purple, orange, hot pink, green, gold, brown, and light blue . Most Decade bears have silver sparkles on their bodies . It was made in 2003 . </P> <P> Originally named after the Tabasco sauce, the name was changed to "Snort" to avoid trademark infringement . Tabasco has all red "feet" while Snort has all white . The poem stayed the same . </P>

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