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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Dromeoraptor on 2024-09-16 14:13:30+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that there are multiple species of cotton. The most common species today came from Central America, Mexico, and the Carribean, with the other three commercially grown species from are from South America; South Asia; and Africa and Arabia. There are even Australian species of wild cotton.