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2. Yard globe - Wikipedia

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   A gazing ball in a garden located in Breda, Netherlands. A yard globe (also known as a garden globe, gazing ball or chrome ball) is a mirrored sphere displayed as a lawn ornament, typically atop a conical ceramic or wrought iron stand. Sizes ranges from 1 in (25 mm) up to 10 m (33 ft) in diameter, with the most popular gazing ball being 12 in ...

3. Lawn game - Wikipedia

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   Golf balls [10] or whiffle balls may be used, and targets may include lawn furniture, buckets and tree branches, among others. [10] Sholf is a game that is a cross between table shuffleboard and golf. Players take turns putting golf balls into scoring zones printed on a putting green. [11] Ball games

4. Jacob's staff - Wikipedia

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   In navigation the instrument is also called a cross-staff and was used to determine angles, for instance the angle between the horizon and Polaris or the sun to determine a vessel's latitude, or the angle between the top and bottom of an object to determine the distance to said object if its height is known, or the height of the object if its distance is known, or the horizontal angle between ...

5. Crystal ball - Wikipedia

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   Crystal gazing was a popular pastime in the Victorian era, and was claimed to work best when the Sun is at its northernmost declination. Immediately before the appearance of a vision, the ball was said to mist up from within. [1] The use of crystal balls for divination also has a long history with the Romani people. [7]

6. Witch ball - Wikipedia

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   A witch ball on display at Whitby Museum in Yorkshire. A witch ball is a hollow sphere of glass. Witch balls were hung in cottage windows in 17th- and 18th-century England to ward off evil spirits, witches, evil spells, ill fortune and bad spirits. [1] The witch ball were used to ward off evil spirits in the English counties of East Sussex and ...

7. These Red Flags Can Make Your House an Easy Target for ... - AOL

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   Learn what signs thieves look for to know you're away from home and get strategies to keep your home safe from break-ins while you're away.