What the heck is a distaff?

What the heck is a distaff?

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Jan 7, 2024Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve, Australia
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Jun 20, 2026Arched iceberg, western Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean
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Jun 2, 2024Hampi, Hospet, Karnataka
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