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Silk is actually made by silkworms, which are the larval from of the silk moth, a species named Bombyx mori. Using silk to produce fabrics started almost 5,000 years ago in China. Legends in China tell a tale of a prince's wife, named Si-ling-chi, being the first to create clothes from silk.
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