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Desblade101 t1_j9aka1c wrote

Reply to comment by Beyond-Time in TIL that, as recently as 34 years ago, water from the Great Salt Lake was pumped into the desert so that the lake water level would not get too high. by SoBeefy

There was a geographer named John Wesley Powell who proposed making all western states based off of their watersheds to avoid water conflicts in the future. Obviously he was overruled because of politicians who wanted to make sure the right people were making money like taking Nevada away from the Mormons when they found silver there.

But that kind of system would lead to much better natural resource management than our current system.

https://www.hcn.org/blogs/goat/defining-the-west-boundaries-john-wesley-powell

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wglmb t1_j9ahf7x wrote

Reply to comment by promise-isa in TIL: If you cut 2 different sponges up, disaggregate them (push them through a sieve), and mix the 2 cell-slurries together - the sponge cells reassociate with their own cells, but not cells of the other species. This is being studied to understand tissue repair and transplant rejection. by Geek_Nan

To be fair, the answer to that question is, for most people, not "sea sponges". Cloths and brushes were far more common.

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Beyond-Time t1_j9ag2cv wrote

Reply to comment by SoBeefy in TIL that, as recently as 34 years ago, water from the Great Salt Lake was pumped into the desert so that the lake water level would not get too high. by SoBeefy

California, due to their climate, is the perfect place to grow many crops. The amount of food produced there is unbelievable, and the water is important in that respect. I'm sure there's much waste but most people who want to divert water away from California simply don't understand the vast amount of the country's food that is produced there. 75% of Arizona shouldn't exist if you want to talk about water use.

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HBPhilly1 t1_j9adzyi wrote

Reply to comment by angryhobbit376 in TIL of the Storegga tsunami, a tsunami that struck the North Sea in 6000 BC submerging an area of land the size of MD by MyDadsGlassesCase

Arghhhh. As a non Marylanderer, I am more confused as to why you haven't been using the marylandtric system in relation to area. Like I bought home yesterday, nothing big just a 4 bedroom-5 bath bungalow and when I asked the size the realtor just said smaller than a Maryland but big enough for a few Marilyn's if you catch my dick. We laughed for a few minutes and then I paid cash and left the gas station with a smile.

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Proper_Artichoke7865 t1_j9ab03d wrote

Reply to comment by Pitiful_Paramedic895 in TIL: The domestic cat is a revered animal in Islam and One of Muhammad's (PBUH) companions was known as Abu Hurairah (literally: "Father of the Kitten" PBUH) for his attachment to cats. by ElectroFlannelGore

Basically the task of a prophet is hard. Requires withstanding a lot of persecution. Not something that women could handle in the days of barbarism

I'm just stating what was written, don't down vote me

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MattyKatty t1_j9aajkj wrote

Reply to comment by hikeonpast in TIL: If you cut 2 different sponges up, disaggregate them (push them through a sieve), and mix the 2 cell-slurries together - the sponge cells reassociate with their own cells, but not cells of the other species. This is being studied to understand tissue repair and transplant rejection. by Geek_Nan

For me it was 4/5ths of the way through that “2 different sponges” actually mean 2 different species of sponge

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Geek_Nan OP t1_j9aaho0 wrote

Reply to comment by Unlikely_Camera_9584 in TIL: If you cut 2 different sponges up, disaggregate them (push them through a sieve), and mix the 2 cell-slurries together - the sponge cells reassociate with their own cells, but not cells of the other species. This is being studied to understand tissue repair and transplant rejection. by Geek_Nan

Agreed. I was thinking The. And confused by the random o … divine makes way more sense

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Dakens2021 t1_j9aactt wrote

Reply to TIL that, as recently as 34 years ago, water from the Great Salt Lake was pumped into the desert so that the lake water level would not get too high. by SoBeefy

One reason why it's important the lake didn't get too high is the transcontinental railroad causeway goes right through the middle of the lake. It's still a very important railway and the causeway is not in great shape so flooding would be very bad for it beyond the obvious reasons. It's kind of interesting the water on the north side is a different color than the south side due to differences in chemistry caused by being separated by the causeway.

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