What the heck is a distaff?

What the heck is a distaff?

Wool and mohair yarn (© Jurate Buiviene/Alamy)

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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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Feb. 21, 2026Red fox, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States
Dec. 12, 2025Capilano Suspension Bridge Park, Vancouver, British Columbia
May 8, 2025World Donkey Day
Sep. 6, 2024Glenariff Forest Park, Northern Ireland, UK
Mar. 16, 2025Happy Panda Day!
Nov. 15, 2023Rapa Valley in Sarek National Park, Sweden
Unbe-leaf-able
Apr. 3, 2025Rufous hummingbird
Dec. 27, 2024Lake Bled, Slovenia
Jul. 26, 2024Summer Olympics begin in Paris
One on land, a million in space
A sea of humanity
Oct. 25, 2024Frankenstein Friday
Nov. 20, 2024World Childrens Day
Sep. 13, 2023Hemakuta Hill, Hampi
Apr. 24, 2026Arbor Day
Jul. 25, 2025Colourful houses of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Jun. 7, 2024World Oceans Day
Where are these illuminated walkways?
International Archaeology Day
Sep. 14, 2023Przewalskis horses, Hustai National Park, Mongolia
Dec. 10, 2024Lands End, Cornwall, England
Sep. 6, 2025Rufous hummingbird
What waterborne wizardry is this?
King of the jungle? Nope
May 9, 2026Skradinski Buk Waterfall, Krka National Park, Croatia
Look up, incoming…
American Red Cross pioneers
Dec. 11, 2024International Mountain Day