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The tumbleweed, also known as the Russian Thistle, came to the prairies of the United States in the late 1870âs. It found its way here in grains and seeds imported from Russia. The Mennonites imported the tumbleweed in flax seed in 1877 to South Dakota.The tumbleweed first sprouted in Bon Homme County, South Dakota.Some people believe the Mennonites brought the tumbleweed deliberately, due to the discriminating way they had been treated.he Mennonites imported the tumbleweed in flax seed in 1877 to South Dakota. The tumbleweed first sprouted in Bon Homme County, South Dakota. Some people believe the Mennonites brought the tumbleweed deliberately, due to the discriminating way they had been treated.
Well, silly, it comes from oil wells, of course! Sorry, that was just too easy to pass up (and in some respects the best answer out there)! Really now, where does oil come from? The truth is, no one is completely certain how oil originated, migrated and accumulated. Prevailing wisdom, based on over a hundred years of production history, has it that crude oil was formed from layers of dead organisms lying on the sea floor for millions of years.