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TheProfessionalEjit t1_jc1ec3t wrote

Reply to TIL After the Aral Sea dried up significantly, Kazakhstan revived the northern part of the lake while the South Aral Sea in Uzbekistan is almost completely desiccated. Kazakhstan’s 12km-long dyke saved part of the northern sea by connecting it with the southern section by Ok_Copy5217

The dyke actually cuts the north from the south, allowing the water from the river to be held instead of flowing south and evaporating.

That article is mad. The Kazakhs are back fishing freshwater fish whilst the Uzbeks are reluctant to do anything similar because of their success farming cotton. To stop the continued waste of water, which spills over the top of the dyke, the Kazakhs want to increase the height of the dyke by 4m.

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RipDove t1_jc1bnz9 wrote

Reply to comment by mogreen57 in TIL Helen Keller is credited with having introduced the Akita, a Japanese dog breed, to the United States by berkosaurus

She also only ever spoke with her handler and after they died never spoke again and no one else has ever recreated her system of communication as well as she happened to also share all the same opinions as her handler when it came to communism, eugenics, and feminism.

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themagicbong t1_jc18txf wrote

Reply to TIL After the Aral Sea dried up significantly, Kazakhstan revived the northern part of the lake while the South Aral Sea in Uzbekistan is almost completely desiccated. Kazakhstan’s 12km-long dyke saved part of the northern sea by connecting it with the southern section by Ok_Copy5217

can't read the article, pops up with a "sign up for a bcc account" that I can't close out of in any way. The X doesnt close it, neither does "remind me later." But the thought of someone building a 12km lesbian in the middle of the aral sea like that other dude in the comments mentioned is making me laugh super hard.

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mama--mia t1_jc14gke wrote

Reply to comment by Lulwafahd in TIL After the Aral Sea dried up significantly, Kazakhstan revived the northern part of the lake while the South Aral Sea in Uzbekistan is almost completely desiccated. Kazakhstan’s 12km-long dyke saved part of the northern sea by connecting it with the southern section by Ok_Copy5217

Mate there are so far a total of zero comments thinking that the Kazakhs built a 12km long lesbian in the Aral sea to preserve it, and a total of 117 words that you've spent quoting the dictionary, quit huffing your own farts.

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absolutelyshafted t1_jc0xifq wrote

Reply to comment by mogreen57 in TIL Helen Keller is credited with having introduced the Akita, a Japanese dog breed, to the United States by berkosaurus

In the 1900’s almost every single westernized country implemented eugenics to some extent

Interestingly, countries like Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, etc actually sterilized a large % of their handicapped population without any real backlash or condemnation. They did a really good job of covering this part of their history up. Many of these countries didn’t even ban forced sterilization until the 1970s

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Lulwafahd t1_jc0tzfl wrote

Reply to TIL After the Aral Sea dried up significantly, Kazakhstan revived the northern part of the lake while the South Aral Sea in Uzbekistan is almost completely desiccated. Kazakhstan’s 12km-long dyke saved part of the northern sea by connecting it with the southern section by Ok_Copy5217

I'm just commenting about the spelling because of North Americans making dyke jokes whenever this spelling is encountered by them online:

In American and Canadian English, dike is the preferred spelling of the noun referring to (1) an embankment used to prevent floods, and (2) a low wall dividing lands. Dyke is the preferred spelling in all other main varieties of English.

Dyke is also a (historically [and often] derogatory) slang word referring to a lesbian. While this sense of dyke has been reappropriated and made positive by some, it is still generally considered offensive and should be shunned outside very specific contexts... which is another reason Americans eschew the spelling for the flood embankment protection method.

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