Cotton Fun Facts

• American paper currency is made of 75% cotton.
• The first light bulb manufactured by Thomas Edison used cotton filament.
• Cotton is good for all seasons because it keeps the body cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
• The average American owns seven pairs of blue jeans.
• Ancient Egyptians grew cotton, but only the High Priest was allowed to wear a cotton garment.
• There are 150 yards of cotton in a regulation baseball.
• In 1730, cotton was first spun by machinery thanks to the Industrial Revolution.
• One bale of cotton weighs about 480 pounds.
• Levi Strauss and his partner added rivets into their denim jeans for added strength.
• Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin during the Industrial Revolution which changed the face of the cotton industry forever.