Illinois Now Has an Official State Microbe. Why?
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Illinois has a state pie (pumpkin), a state mineral (fluorite) and a state exercise (cycling). Now it has an official state microbe. WTTW News reporter Patty Wetli explains.
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Illinois Now Has an Official State Microbe. Why?
Clip: 6/1/2021 | 1m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Illinois has a state pie (pumpkin), a state mineral (fluorite) and a state exercise (cycling). Now it has an official state microbe. WTTW News reporter Patty Wetli explains.
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