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  2. Water cribs in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    The water cribs in Chicago are structures built to house and protect offshore water intakes used to supply the City of Chicago with drinking water from Lake Michigan. Water is collected and transported through tunnels located close to 200 feet (61 m) beneath the lake, varying in shape from circular to oval, and ranging in diameter from 10 to 20 ...

  3. Tardigrade - Wikipedia

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    While in this state, their metabolism lowers to less than 0.01% of normal and their water content can drop to 1% of normal, [44] and they can go without food or water for more than 30 years, only to later rehydrate, forage, and reproduce.

  4. Dairy cattle - Wikipedia

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    After separation, some young dairy calves subsist on commercial milk replacer, a feed based on dried milk powder. Milk replacer is an economical alternative to feeding whole milk because it is cheaper, can be bought at varying fat and protein percentages, and is typically less contaminated than whole milk when handled properly.

  5. Hunger (physiology) - Wikipedia

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    The hormones peptide YY and leptin can have an opposite effect on the appetite, causing the sensation of being full. Ghrelin can be released if blood sugar levels get low—a condition that can result from long periods without eating. Stomach contractions from hunger can be especially severe and painful in children and young adults. [citation ...

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  7. Groundhog - Wikipedia

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    Both their diet and their habit of burrowing make groundhogs serious nuisance animals around farms and gardens. They will eat many commonly grown vegetables. Extensive burrowing can undermine foundations. [32] Very often, the dens of groundhogs provide homes for other animals, including skunks, red foxes, and cottontail rabbits.

  8. Delta–Mendota Canal - Wikipedia

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    The four pumping units are from Cascade Pump Company from Santa Fe Springs, California, Pump Model 48MF with a 48-inch diameter discharge, with the capability to pump 55,125 gallons per minute. [6] Due to the structural deficiencies of the C.W. Bill Jones Pumping Plant , The Intertie improves the overall water delivery system, and allows ...

  9. Dieting - Wikipedia

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    Dieting is the practice of eating food in a regulated way to decrease, maintain, or increase body weight, or to prevent and treat diseases such as diabetes and obesity.As weight loss depends on calorie intake, different kinds of calorie-reduced diets, such as those emphasising particular macronutrients (low-fat, low-carbohydrate, etc.), have been shown to be no more effective than one another.