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  2. Clip and scotch - Wikipedia

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    In North America the term Spike and Wedge is used as instead of a clip, a rail spike is driven through a hole set in the metal base plate that is located flush up against the switch rail, holding it in place against the stock rail. The block of wood set in the open gap is known as the wedge and is functionally equivalent to a scotch.

  3. List of P. G. Wodehouse characters - Wikipedia

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    Spike Mullins, a New York thief who becomes Jimmy Pitt's valet for a time; Charteris, a keen organiser of amateur theatre; Hargate, a card-sharp who preys on Lord Dreever; William Paradene West, known to all as Bill, of Bill the Conqueror fame Cooley Paradene, Bill West's uncle, a wealthy businessman and collector of rare books

  4. Thagomizer - Wikipedia

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    There has been debate about whether the thagomizer was used simply for display, as posited by Gilmore in 1914, [13] or used as a defensive weapon. Robert Bakker noted that it is likely that the stegosaur tail was much more flexible than those of other ornithischian dinosaurs because it lacked ossified tendons, thus lending credence to the idea of the thagomizer being a weapon.

  5. Dress Codes: Why Santa Claus wears a red and white suit - AOL

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    Editor’s Note: Examining clothes through the ages, Dress Codes is a new series investigating how the rules of fashion have influenced different cultural arenas — and your closet. Red velvet ...

  6. Spike and Tyke (characters) - Wikipedia

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    Spike and Tyke are fictional characters from the Tom and Jerry animated film series, created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Spike [1] (who goes by different names in a few episodes - Killer for four episodes, Butch for two episodes, and Bulldog for one) is portrayed as an English Bulldog, who is generally amiable and friendly, and a loving father to his son Tyke in several episodes.

  7. These Cute and Comfortable Wedges Won't Hurt Your Feet - AOL

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    Crocs Brooklyn Low Wedges Sandal. Good news for Crocs fans: The company has applied its special foam footbeds and other comfort features like deep heel cups and a raised insole to these fun wedges.

  8. Olive Garden Responds After Woman Finds Mysterious Letters on ...

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    A woman dining at Olive Garden encountered an unexpected situation involving the restaurant's popular breadsticks.. The diner — who shared her experience on TikTok in a Nov. 16 post — revealed ...

  9. List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer characters - Wikipedia

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    William "Spike" Pratt is a vampire character whose role varies dramatically through the course of the series, ranging from a major villain to "love's bitch", to the sarcastic comic relief, to Buffy's romantic interest in a relationship that grows from miserable lust to a friendship, and eventually to a self-sacrificing hero, dying as a Champion ...