INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT COTTON :-

1. Cotton has been cultivated in many different parts of the world for more than 5,000 years. Cotton accounts for about 40 percent of total world fiber production.

2. Fiber for one cotton T-shirt requires 256.6 gallons (971.33 Liters ) of water.

3. Cotton seeds are tough enough to survive travel across oceans on the wind.

4. The actual word “cotton” is an English version of the Arabic “qutun” or “kutun,” a generic term meaning fancy fabric.

5. Cotton was originally not only grown in white, but assorted other colors including brown, rust and light purple