The First Free Hugs Campaign… And… The…

Barry "Bear" Goss

Mar 14, 2022

On June 30, 2004, a man by the pseudonym of Juan Mann (pronounced, "one man") unwittingly started a viral sensation known as the Free Hugs Campaign. Learn more.

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