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Silk was discovered when a worm said “watch this” and overdelivered. Nature’s original luxury influencer.

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Silk comes from silkworm cocoons. Chinese tradition credits Empress Leizu with discovering it around 2700 BC, though that story is legend. The worm did not say watch this.

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