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Respiration during sleep dehydrates the body, as does the generation of urine. Upon waking, many of us reach for caffeine, a diuretic. Try drinking a half-liter of warm salty broth to hydrate, replenish electrolytes. #chagHack
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Serious question: I know little about the evolutionary development of the chicken. Any idea whether human breeding has changed them over time as much as wolf -> dog?
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... the mutant freaks they raise in factory farms, roided up and kept in degenerative conditions - they're a pretty clear divergence, on multiple levels. But most of them can be returned to health, and they're not different in evolutionary terms, no.
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Domesticated chickens tend to grow larger, but I think that's a combination of feeding practices and relatively sedentary lifestyles. There may also have been some interbreeding with grey junglefowl, but it is also a quite small bird.
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