What the heck is a distaff?

What the heck is a distaff?

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Today in History

Jan. 7, 2024Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve, Australia
Jan. 7, 2025Moeraki Boulders, South Island, New Zealand
Jan. 7, 2026Old Rock Day

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Oct. 3, 2023Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Islands, Australia
Big rocks, big heads, still counting?
Jun. 20, 2024Summer solstice
Aug. 1, 2024Floating fruit market, Kaptai Lake, Rangamati, Bangladesh
Nov. 4, 2024Grasmere, Lake District, Cumbria, England
A triumphant pose
Jan. 7, 2025Moeraki Boulders, South Island, New Zealand
Feb. 18, 2026Przewalskis horses
Dec. 8, 2024Notre-Dame reopens
A delightful day for donkeys
What are these predators doing?
Jul. 28, 2025World Nature Conservation Day
Apr. 27, 2024Leucistic Annas Hummingbird, California, USA
Oct. 25, 2025Martimoaapa Mire Reserve, Finland
This clever bird passes with flying colours
Jun. 26, 2024Banggai cardinalfish with sea anemone
Jun. 3, 2025World Bicycle Day
Oct. 30, 2025Pushkar Camel Fair
Stealthy pollinators
Jun. 4, 2025Cala Luna beach, Sardinia, Italy
Apr. 1, 2024April Fools Day
Feb. 20, 2025Red deer, Canada
Apr. 23, 2025Shakespeare Day
Jul. 15, 2025Perseid meteor shower over Nevada
Mar. 7, 2026The Brocken, Harz National Park, Germany
To the infinite and back
Oct. 29, 2024Great horned owl
Aug. 4, 2024Friendship Day
Aug. 11, 2025Village of Santa Maddalena, Dolomites, Italy
A bridge that holds up history