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 (short for engine) was so successful that people copied his invention and he never really made any money from his idea.   The cotton gin changed the Southern world in a hurry. Few machines have changed a world as much as the cotton gin. It not only affected American history but the world.