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  2. Switch (corporal punishment) - Wikipedia

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    The tamarind switch (in Creole English tambran switch) is a judicial birch-like instrument for corporal punishment made from three tamarind rods, braided and oiled, used long after independence in the Caribbean Commonwealth island states of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.

  3. File:World map of electrical mains power plug types used.svg

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    The following other wikis use this file: Usage on af.wikipedia.org Muurprop; Elektrisiteitsvoorsiening; Usage on arz.wikipedia.org فيشة الكهربه حسب البلد

  4. Light fixture - Wikipedia

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    Fixtures may also have a switch to control the light, either attached to the lamp body or attached to the power cable. Permanent light fixtures, such as dining room chandeliers, may have no switch on the fixture itself, but rely on a wall switch. Fixtures require an electrical connection to a power source, typically AC mains power, but some run ...

  5. Neon lamp - Wikipedia

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    A General Electric NE-34 glow lamp, manufactured circa 1930. Neon was discovered in 1898 by William Ramsay and Morris Travers.The characteristic, brilliant red color that is emitted by gaseous neon when excited electrically was noted immediately; Travers later wrote, "the blaze of crimson light from the tube told its own story and was a sight to dwell upon and never forget."

  6. Willow ptarmigan - Wikipedia

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    Alaska willow with twigs, leaves, buds and catkins. The willow ptarmigan has a varied and seasonal diet. [19] The bird is herbivorous for most of its life and subsists on various plant materials. [20] As juveniles, they may feed on insects due to an inability to digest plant material caused by underdeveloped cecums. In the summer, their diet is ...

  7. Split-twig figurine - Wikipedia

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    A split-twig figurine found in Grand Canyon National Park. A split-twig figurine is one of many artifacts located around several Western states of the United States, specifically Arizona, Utah, Nevada and California. They are made from flexible wooden twigs, such as willow, and are split down the middle and wrapped carefully, usually into ...

  8. Salix laevigata - Wikipedia

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    The bark is ridged and grayish, though it sometimes turns reddish with age. Its form is variable, but it will often grow from multiple winding trunks, some more or less straight up, and some growing out far away from the base, even horizontally, and laying along the creek bottom before growing upwards again. Twigs are reddish and flexible when ...

  9. Salix arizonica - Wikipedia

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    Salix arizonica is a species of willow known by the common name Arizona willow. It is native to the southwestern United States, where it occurs in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. [1] This shrub varies in size and shape, occurring in low mats or upright, sometimes forming thickets. [2] It reaches 2.6 [3] to 3 meters [2] in maximum height.