Specifically, the Dire Wolf was a close relative of the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus), from which all modern dogs descend. The Gray Wolf arrived in North America about 250,000 years ago, by which time the Dire Wolf was already well entrenched in its habitat.2 of 12 Show All.he Dire Wolf was a formidable predator, measuring almost five feet from head to tail and weighing in the vicinity of 150 to 200 pounds--about 25 percent bigger than the biggest dogs alive today, and 25 percent heavier than the largest Gray Wolves.
It was a lot like the old churka, but it had steel teeth that caught the cotton fibers, and a system of pulleys to pull harder. Cotton farmers all used the new cotton gin, and between that and the spinning and weaving machines, cotton clothing got so cheap that many people began to wear cotton instead of linen. Clothes got a lot cheaper, so that for the first time in history most people had more than one outfit to wear.
The cotton gin greatly reduced the time and labor needed to make cotton fiber ready for sale to textile mills. Each cotton boll contains seeds, which must be removed before the cotton fiber can be used to produce thread and then cloth.