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Black Flag
Black Flag or black flag may refer to: Flags The Black Standard, a legendary flag in Islamic tradition The Anarchist black flag The Jolly Roger, flag associated with piracy The Pan-African flag, a trans-national unity symbol Black flag (racing) Arts, entertainment, and media Black Flag (band), an American hard...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Flag
2025-04-05T18:26:40.401125
4037
Bletchley Park
|established = 1938 (as a code-breaking centre); 1993 (as a museum) |location = Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom |visitors |director Iain Standen |curator |publictransit Bletchley railway station |website = }} Bletchley Park is an English country house and estate in Bletchley, Mi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bletchley_Park
2025-04-05T18:26:40.461406
4041
Bede
Anglican Communion, and Lutheranism |image=E-codices bke-0047 001v medium (cropped).jpg |caption=The Venerable Bede writing. Detail from a 12th-century codex. |birth_placeKingdom of Northumbria, possibly Monkwearmouth in present-day Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England and Bede implies that he was then in his fifty-ninth...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bede
2025-04-05T18:26:40.527050
4045
Bubble tea
Bubble tea (also known as pearl milk tea, bubble milk tea, tapioca milk tea, boba tea, or boba; , ) is a tea-based drink most often containing chewy tapioca balls, milk, and flavouring. It originated in Taiwan in the early 1980s and spread to other countries where there is a large East Asian diaspora population. Bubbl...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_tea
2025-04-05T18:26:40.557310
4049
Battle of Blenheim
| partof = the War of the Spanish Succession | date = | place Blindheim, southwest of Donauwörth in Bavaria, southern Germany.}} Höchstädt, Bavaria | result Grand Alliance victory | combatant1 = Grand Alliance: | Austria|| Prussia}} | combatant2 = France| Bavaria}} | commander1 = Duke of Marlborough| Eugene of Savoy}...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blenheim
2025-04-05T18:26:40.584955
4050
Battle of Ramillies
|map_type = Belgium |map_relief = yes |image_size = 300px |caption = The Battle of Ramillies by Jan van Huchtenburg |date = 23 May 1706 |place = Ramillies, Spanish Netherlands |result = Anglo-Dutch victory |combatant1 = <br /> |combatant2 = Spain |commander1 = Duke of Marlborough Lord Overkirk |commander2 = Duke of Vi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ramillies
2025-04-05T18:26:40.605035
4051
Brian Kernighan
| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | residence | citizenship Canada | nationality = Canadian | field = Computer science | work_institution = Princeton University | alma_mater = University of Toronto (BASc)<br />Princeton University (PhD) | thesis_title = Some Graph Partitioning Problems Related to Program Segment...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Kernighan
2025-04-05T18:26:40.616245
4052
BCPL
| operating_system | license | website = }} BCPL ("Basic Combined Programming Language") is a procedural, imperative, and structured programming language. Originally intended for writing compilers for other languages, BCPL is no longer in common use. However, its influence is still felt because a stripped down and syn...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BCPL
2025-04-05T18:26:40.623235
4054
Battleship
]] A battleship is a large, heavily armored warship with a main battery consisting of large guns, designed to serve as capital ships. From their advent in the late 1880s, battleships were among the largest and most formidable weapon systems ever built, until they were surpassed by aircraft carriers beginning in the 19...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleship
2025-04-05T18:26:40.694404
4055
Bifröst
thumb|The god Heimdallr stands before the rainbow bridge while blowing his horn (1905) by Emil Doepler. In Norse mythology, Bifröst (modern icelandic: Bifröst ; from Old Norse: /ˈbiv.rɔst/), also called Bilröst and often anglicized as Bifrost, is a burning rainbow bridge that reaches between Midgard (Earth) and Asgard,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bifröst
2025-04-05T18:26:40.714596
4057
Battlecruiser
The battlecruiser (also written as battle cruiser or battle-cruiser) was a type of capital ship of the first half of the 20th century. These were similar in displacement, armament and cost to battleships, but differed in form and balance of attributes. Battlecruisers typically had thinner armour (to a varying degree) a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlecruiser
2025-04-05T18:26:40.748218
4059
Bob Hawke
| image = File:Bob Hawke-1983.jpg | caption = Official portrait, 1983 | order = 23rd | office = Prime Minister of Australia | monarch = Elizabeth II | governor-general = | deputy = | term_start = 11 March 1983 | term_end = 20 December 1991 | predecessor = Malcolm Fraser | successor = Paul Keating | office2 = 13th Lea...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Hawke
2025-04-05T18:26:40.816898
4060
Baldr
.]] Baldr (Old Norse also Balder, Baldur) is a god in Germanic mythology. In Norse mythology, he is a son of the god Odin and the goddess Frigg, and has numerous brothers, such as Thor and Váli. In wider Germanic mythology, the god was known in Old English as , and in Old High German as , all ultimately stemming from t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldr
2025-04-05T18:26:40.830696
4061
Breidablik
<noinclude> Breiðablik}} Breiðablik (sometimes anglicised as Breithablik or Breidablik) is the home of Baldr in Nordic mythology. Meaning The word has been variously translated as 'broad sheen', 'Broad gleam', 'Broad-gleaming' or 'the far-shining one', Attestations Grímismál The Eddic poem Grímnismál describes Breið...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breidablik
2025-04-05T18:26:40.835897
4062
Bilskirnir
Bilskirnir (Old Norse "lightning-crack") is the hall of the god Thor in Norse mythology. Here he lives with his wife Sif and their children. According to Grímnismál, the hall is the greatest of buildings and contains 540 rooms, located in Asgard, as are all the dwellings of the gods, in the kingdom of Þrúðheimr (or Þrú...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilskirnir
2025-04-05T18:26:40.837120
4063
Brísingamen
(1846).]] In Norse mythology, Brísingamen (or Brísinga men) is the torc or necklace of the goddess Freyja, of which little else is known for certain.EtymologyThe name is an Old Norse compound brísinga-men whose second element is men "(ornamental) neck-ring (of precious metal), torc". also remarked that there was " (al...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brísingamen
2025-04-05T18:26:40.843595
4064
Borsuk–Ulam theorem
thumb|right|alt=mathematics, the Borsuk–Ulam theorem states that every continuous function from an n-sphere into Euclidean n-space maps some pair of antipodal points to the same point.|Antipodal In mathematics, the Borsuk–Ulam theorem states that every continuous function from an n-sphere into Euclidean n-space maps so...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borsuk–Ulam_theorem
2025-04-05T18:26:40.860111
4067
Bragi
right|thumb|Bragi is shown with a harp and accompanied by his wife Iðunn in this 19th-century painting by Nils Blommér. Bragi (Old Norse) is the skaldic god of poetry in Norse mythology. Etymology The theonym Bragi probably stems from the masculine noun bragr, which can be translated in Old Norse as 'poetry' (cf. Icel...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bragi
2025-04-05T18:26:40.869153
4068
Blaise Pascal
| birth_place = Clermont-Ferrand, France | death_date | death_place = Paris, France | father = Étienne Pascal | relatives = Marguerite Périer (niece) <br>Jacqueline Pascal (sister) <br /> Gilberte Périer (sister) | module | main_interests = | notable_ideas = | signature = Blaise Pascal signature.svg }} }} Blai...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaise_Pascal
2025-04-05T18:26:40.899584
4069
Brittonic languages
, Brythonic,<!--please read the discussion page before altering--> British Celtic | region = Wales, Cornwall, Brittany, in antiquity all of Great Britain and the Isle of Man, during the Early Middle Ages in Northern England and Southern Scotland and other western parts of Britain, Pictland, Galicia | familycolor = Indo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittonic_languages
2025-04-05T18:26:40.969684
4071
Bronski Beat
| occupation | years_active 1983–1995, 2016–2018 | label = London Records | associated_acts = *The Communards *Jimmy Somerville | website | current_members | past_members = * Steve Bronski * Jimmy Somerville * Larry Steinbachek * Stephen Granville * John Foster * Jonathan Hellyer * Richard Coles * Ian Donaldson }}...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronski_Beat
2025-04-05T18:26:40.980038
4074
Barrel (disambiguation)
A barrel is a cylindrical container, traditionally made with wooden material. Barrel may also refer to: BARREL (Balloon Array for RBSP Relativistic Electron Losses), a NASA mission Barrel (album), a 1970 album by Lee Michaels Barrel (horology), a watch component Barrel (unit), several units of volume Barrel (win...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrel_(disambiguation)
2025-04-05T18:26:40.981696
4077
Binary prefix
A binary prefix is a unit prefix that indicates a multiple of a unit of measurement by an integer power of two. The most commonly used binary prefixes are kibi (symbol Ki, meaning ), mebi (}}), and gibi (}}). They are most often used in information technology as multipliers of bit and byte, when expressing the capacity...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_prefix
2025-04-05T18:26:41.033421
4078
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
| former_name | established (Baseball)<br />Dedicated June 12, 1939 | dissolved = <!-- --> | location = Cooperstown, New York, U.S. | type = Professional sports hall of fame | accreditation | key_holdings | collections = | founder = Stephen Carlton Clark | executive_director | leader_type | leader | director | pres...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum
2025-04-05T18:26:41.059362
4079
BPP (complexity)
<span lang"es" dir"ltr">In</span> computational complexity theory, a branch of computer science, bounded-error probabilistic polynomial time (BPP) is the class of decision problems solvable by a probabilistic Turing machine in polynomial time with an error probability bounded by 1/3 for all instances. BPP is one of the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BPP_(complexity)
2025-04-05T18:26:41.073492
4080
BQP
, RP, co-RP, BPP, PP), which generalise P within PSPACE. It is unknown if any of these containments are strict.]] In computational complexity theory, bounded-error quantum polynomial time (BQP) is the class of decision problems solvable by a quantum computer in polynomial time, with an error probability of at most 1/3 ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BQP
2025-04-05T18:26:41.104909
4082
Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human
| isbn = 0-553-09979-5 | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels or Wikipedia:WikiProject_Books --> | image = Blade Runner 2 The Edge of Human KW Jeter cover.jpg | series = Blade Runner | release_date = October 1, 1995 | media_type = Print (Hardcover, Paperback) | pages = 340 | dewey= 813/.54 20 | congress= PS3560.E85 B...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner_2:_The_Edge_of_Human
2025-04-05T18:26:41.109208
4086
Brainfuck
Mindfuck|GRM. Brainfuck}} }} Brainfuck is an esoteric programming language created in 1993 by Swiss student Urban Müller. Designed to be extremely minimalistic, the language consists of only eight simple commands, a data pointer, and an instruction pointer. Brainfuck is an example of a so-called Turing tarpit: it ca...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainfuck
2025-04-05T18:26:41.117056
4091
Bartolomeo Ammannati
thumb|The Fountain of Neptune (Fontana del Nettuno) on the Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy Bartolomeo Ammannati (18 June 1511 – 13 April 1592) was an Italian architect and sculptor, born at Settignano, near Florence, Italy. He studied under Baccio Bandinelli and Jacopo Sansovino (assisting on the design of the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartolomeo_Ammannati
2025-04-05T18:26:41.120774
4092
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of dioceses. The role or office of the bishop is called episcopacy or the episcopate. Organizationa...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop
2025-04-05T18:26:41.155376
4093
Bertrand Andrieu
, 1798]] Bertrand Andrieu (24 November 1761 &ndash; 6 December 1822) was a French engraver of medals. He was born in Bordeaux. In France, he was considered as the restorer of the art, which had declined after the time of Louis XIV. During the last twenty years of his life, the French government commissioned him to unde...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand_Andrieu
2025-04-05T18:26:41.157827
4097
Bordeaux
|demonym = Bordelais |commune status = Prefecture and commune |image = Place de la Bourse |image2 = Cite du vin Bordeaux 2017 (37500642606).jpg Cité du Vin |image3 = France-001698 - Triumph of the Republic (South Side) (15031012263).jpg Monument aux Girondins |image4 = Bordeaux (33) Cathédrale Saint-André Tour Pey...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bordeaux
2025-04-05T18:26:41.218760
4098
Puzzle Bobble
| publisher |Neo Geo/Neo Geo CD<br>SNK<br>SNES/Game Gear<br>Taito<br>3DO<br>Windows<br>WonderSwan<br>Sunsoft}} | designer = Kazuhiro Kinoshita, Seiichi Nakakuki | programmer = Yasuo Tsumori | composer = Kazuko Umino, Yasuko Yamada | series = Puzzle Bobble | platforms = | released = SNES:<br> January 13 1995 in Japan<...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puzzle_Bobble
2025-04-05T18:26:41.245935
4099
Bone
}} A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals. Bones protect the various other organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells, store minerals, provide structure and support for the body, and enable mobility. Bones come in a variety of shapes and sizes and have compl...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone
2025-04-05T18:26:41.284481
4100
Bretwalda
400px|thumb|right|The entry for 827 in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, which lists the eight bretwaldas Bretwalda (also brytenwalda and bretenanwealda, sometimes capitalised) is an Old English word. The first record comes from the late 9th-century Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. It is given to some of the rulers of Anglo-Saxon kingd...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bretwalda
2025-04-05T18:26:41.294742
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Brouwer fixed-point theorem
Brouwer's fixed-point theorem is a fixed-point theorem in topology, named after L. E. J. (Bertus) Brouwer. It states that for any continuous function f mapping a nonempty compact convex set to itself, there is a point x_0 such that f(x_0)=x_0. The simplest forms of Brouwer's theorem are for continuous functions f from ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brouwer_fixed-point_theorem
2025-04-05T18:26:41.474230
4106
Benzoic acid
| Section1 = | UNII = 8SKN0B0MIM | InChIKey = WPYMKLBDIGXBTP-UHFFFAOYAD | StdInChI_Ref = | StdInChI = 1S/C7H6O2/c8-7(9)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5H,(H,8,9) | StdInChIKey_Ref = | StdInChIKey = WPYMKLBDIGXBTP-UHFFFAOYSA-N | CASNo = 65-85-0 | CASNo_Ref = | EINECS = 200-618-2 | PubChem = 243 | ChemSpiderID_Ref = | ChemSpiderID...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzoic_acid
2025-04-05T18:26:41.491833
4107
Boltzmann distribution
upright=1.75|right|thumb|Boltzmann's distribution is an exponential distribution. upright=1.75|right|thumb|Boltzmann factor (vertical axis) as a function of temperature for several energy differences . In statistical mechanics and mathematics, a Boltzmann distribution (also called Gibbs distribution) is a probability ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boltzmann_distribution
2025-04-05T18:26:41.506601
4109
Leg theory
Leg theory is a bowling tactic in the sport of cricket. The term leg theory is somewhat archaic, but the basic tactic remains a play in modern cricket. Simply put, leg theory involves concentrating the bowling attack at or near the line of leg stump. This may or may not be accompanied by a concentration of fielders on...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leg_theory
2025-04-05T18:26:41.508415
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Blythe Danner
| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | death_date | death_place | death_cause | alma_mater Bard College | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1965–present | spouse | children = | relatives = Harry Danner (brother)<br>Katherine Moennig (niece)<br>Apple Martin (granddaughter) }} Blythe Katherine Danner ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blythe_Danner
2025-04-05T18:26:41.567546
4111
Bioleaching
Bioleaching is the extraction or liberation of metals from their ores through the use of living organisms. Bioleaching is one of several applications within biohydrometallurgy and several methods are used to treat ores or concentrates containing copper, zinc, lead, arsenic, antimony, nickel, molybdenum, gold, silver, a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioleaching
2025-04-05T18:26:41.579696
4113
Bouldering
thumb|Bouldering in Idyllwild, California Bouldering is a form of rock climbing that is performed on small rock formations or artificial rock walls without the use of ropes or harnesses. While bouldering can be done without any equipment, most climbers use climbing shoes to help secure footholds, chalk to keep their h...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouldering
2025-04-05T18:26:41.612606
4115
Boiling point
thumb|300px|Water boiling at 99.3 °C (210.8 °F) at 215 m (705 ft) elevation The boiling point of a substance is the temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid equals the pressure surrounding the liquid and the liquid changes into a vapor. The boiling point of a liquid varies depending upon the surrounding env...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiling_point
2025-04-05T18:26:41.631871
4116
Big Bang
The Big Bang Theory||Big Bang (disambiguation)|and|Big Bang Theory (disambiguation)}} , where space, including hypothetical non-observable portions of the universe, is represented at each time by the circular sections. On the left, the dramatic expansion occurs in the inflationary epoch; and at the center, the expansi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bang
2025-04-05T18:26:41.732166
4119
Bock
Bock () is a strong German beer, usually a dark lager. History The style now known as Bock was first brewed in the 14th century in the Hanseatic town of Einbeck in Lower Saxony. The style was later adopted in Bavaria by Munich brewers in the 17th century. Due to their Bavarian accent, citizens of Munich pronounced "E...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bock
2025-04-05T18:26:41.741515
4124
Bantu languages
shown within the Niger–Congo language family. Non-Bantu, but Niger-Congo, languages are greyscale.}} | iso2 = bnt | iso5 = bnt | glotto = narr1281 | glottorefname = Narrow Bantu | protoname = Proto-Bantu | children = | region = Central Africa, Southeast Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, Southern Somalia }} The Ba...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bantu_languages
2025-04-05T18:26:41.776455
4127
Bearing
Bearing(s) may refer to: Bearing (angle), a term for direction Bearing (mechanical), a component that separates moving parts and takes a load Bridge bearing, a component separating a bridge pier and deck Bearing BTS Station in Bangkok Bearings (album), by Ronnie Montrose in 2000 See also Posture (disambiguation...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bearing
2025-04-05T18:26:41.777397
4130
CIM-10 Bomarc
The midcourse phase and homing dive used ramjets. | origin = United States | type = Surface-to-air missile | used_by = United States Air Force <br /> Royal Canadian Air Force <br /> Canadian Forces | manufacturer = Boeing Pilotless Aircraft Division | unit_cost | propellant | production_date = 1958 | service 19...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIM-10_Bomarc
2025-04-05T18:26:41.801300
4132
Branco River
| name_other | name_etymology <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = Rio Branco sul.JPG | image_size = 300 | image_caption Branco River in Boa Vista city, Roraima state, Brazil. The Macuxi Bridge, long, can be seen in the background. | map = Negroamazonrivermap.png | map_size = 300 | map_caption = The Bran...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branco_River
2025-04-05T18:26:41.814222
4146
Bus
double-decker bus in London, United Kingdom]] articulated bus in Ürümqi, China.]] trolleybus in Toronto, Canada]] A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a motor vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van, but fewer than the average rail ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus
2025-04-05T18:26:41.856933
4147
Bali
| image_shield | image_seal Coat of arms of Bali.svg | image_flag = <!-- Flag was removed as per a consensus at WikiProject Indonesia --> | shield_size = 75px | flag_size | image_map Bali in Indonesia (special marker).svg | map_alt | map_caption Bali in Indonesia}} | coordinates | coor_pinpoint | coordinates_footnotes...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali
2025-04-05T18:26:41.914449
4149
Bulgarian language
| image | pronunciation | states = | ethnicity = Bulgarians | speakers = L1: 7.6 million in Bulgaria | date = 2011 census | ref | speakers_label = Speakers | familycolor = Indo-European | fam2 = Balto-Slavic | fam3 = Slavic | fam4 = South Slavic | fam5 = Eastern South Slavic | ancestor = Proto-Indo-European | ancest...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian_language
2025-04-05T18:26:41.997507
4153
Bipyramid
In geometry, a bipyramid, dipyramid, or double pyramid is a polyhedron formed by fusing two pyramids together base-to-base. The polygonal base of each pyramid must therefore be the same, and unless otherwise specified the base vertices are usually coplanar and a bipyramid is usually symmetric, meaning the two pyramids ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipyramid
2025-04-05T18:26:42.027768
4157
Brown University
| former_names = Rhode Island College (1764–1804) | type = Private research university | accreditation = NECHE | academic_affiliations = | endowment $7.2 billion (2024) | budget $1.28 billion (2023) | president = Christina Paxson | provost = Francis J. Doyle III | students 10,737 | city = Providence | state ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_University
2025-04-05T18:26:42.498789
4158
Bill Atkinson
| birth_place | nationality American | education = University of California, San Diego<br />University of Washington | occupation = Engineer, inventor, nature photographer | known_for = Part of the Apple Lisa and Macintosh 128K development teams; conceived, designed, implemented HyperCard, the first popular hypermedia ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Atkinson
2025-04-05T18:26:42.527789
4160
Battle of Lostwithiel
| result= Royalist victory | combatant1=Royalists | combatant2=Parliamentarians | commander1= | commander2= }} | strength1=12,000 infantry<br>7,000 cavalry | strength2= 6,500 infantry<br> 3,000 cavalry | casualties1= 500 | casualties2= 700 <br> 5,000 prisoners }} The Battle of Lostwithiel took place over a 13-day pe...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lostwithiel
2025-04-05T18:26:42.558141
4162
Beeb
Beeb or BEEB may refer to: BBC, the British Broadcasting Corporation, sometimes called "the Beeb" or "Auntie Beeb" BEEB, a BBC children's magazine published in 1985 BBC Micro, a home computer built for the BBC by Acorn Computers Ltd., nicknamed "The Beeb" BBC Online, the BBC's Internet operations, containing many ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beeb
2025-04-05T18:26:42.588573
4163
Bertrand Russell
|image = Bertrand Russell smoking in 1936.jpg |caption = Russell in 1936 |module = |birth_name = Bertrand Arthur William Russell |birth_date |birth_place Trellech, Monmouthshire<!--Whether Monmouthshire was in Wales in 1872 is debatable. Please leave this alone; this page is not the place for this debate--> |death_da...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand_Russell
2025-04-05T18:26:42.684885
4165
Boeing 767
<!-- This article is a part of WP:WikiProject Aircraft. Please see WP:WikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout, guidelines. --> | introduction = September 8, 1982 with United Airlines | retired | status In service; in cargo production<!-- Status of the program. For production status, see the produced y...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_767
2025-04-05T18:26:42.807295
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Bill Walsh
|birth_place=Los Angeles, California, U.S. |death_date= |death_place=Woodside, California, U.S. |high_school=Hayward (CA) |college=San Jose State |pastcoaching= * Washington HS (CA) (1957–1959)<br />Head coach * California (1960–1962)<br />Receivers coach * Stanford (1963–1965)<br />Defensive backs coach * Oakland Raid...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Walsh
2025-04-05T18:26:42.861611
4168
Utility knife
thumb|right|250px|Finnish outdoor utility knife, puukko thumb|right|Retractable blade knife with replaceable utility blade A utility knife is any type of knife used for general manual work purposes. Such knives were originally fixed-blade knives with durable cutting edges suitable for rough work such as cutting cordag...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility_knife
2025-04-05T18:26:42.915438
4169
Bronze
Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals (such as phosphorus) or metalloids (such as arsenic or silicon). These additions produce a range of alloys some of wh...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze
2025-04-05T18:26:42.978246
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Benelux
|}} | image_symbol = Benelux Logo.svg | symbol_width = 175px | symbol_type = Logo of the Benelux | image_map = Benelux.svg | map_width = 220px | image_map2 = }} | admin_center_type = Administrative centre<br /> | admin_center = Brussels | coordinates = | official_languages | org_type = Politico-economic union | me...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benelux
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Boston Herald
| political Conservative | headquarters = 100 Grossman Dr. 4th Floor<br />Braintree, Massachusetts 02184<br />United States | website = | ISSN = 0738-5854 | oclc = 643304073 }} The Boston Herald is an American daily newspaper whose primary market is Boston, Massachusetts, and its surrounding area. It was founded in 1...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Herald
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4173
Babe Ruth
|birth_place=Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |death_date |death_place=New York City, U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=July 11 |debutyear=1914 |debutteam=Boston Red Sox |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=May 30 |finalyear=1935 |finalteam=Boston Braves |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Batting average |stat1value=.342 |stat3label=Hom...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babe_Ruth
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Barge
in London, England, UK]] , United States. It is on a deck barge.]] A barge is typically a flat-bottomed vessel which does not have its own means of mechanical propulsion. Original use was on inland waterways, while modern use is on both inland and marine<!-- typically, heavily ballasted with water ballast for any mari...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barge
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4178
Bill Schelter
|birth_place |death_date |death_place |other_names |alma_mater = McGill University |education = Mathematics (Ph.D.) |known_for = Austin Kyoto Common Lisp, GNU Common Lisp, GNU C compiler, Maxima |employer = The University of Texas at Austin |occupation = Computer scientist, Mathematics Professor |awards |nationality ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Schelter
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4179
British English
| agency = Oxford University | isoexception = dialect | ietf = }} British English (abbreviations: BrE, en-GB, and BE) is the set of varieties of the English language native to the United Kingdom, especially Great Britain. More narrowly, it can refer specifically to the English language in England, or, more broadly, t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_English
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4181
Battle
thumb|upright1.35|British (red) and French (blue) armies begin engagement of the decisive Battle of Waterloo, with Prussian forces (gray) arriving from the northeast |altOverhead diagram of movement of forces at Battle of Waterloo A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any num...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle
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4182
Berry Berenson
| death_place = New York City, New York | death_cause = Plane crash as part of the September 11 attacks | occupation = | years_active = 1960s–2001 | spouse | children = Oz Perkins<br />Elvis Perkins | relatives = Elsa Schiaparelli (grandmother)<br />Marisa Berenson (sister) }} Berinthia "Berry" Berenson-Perkins ( Be...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry_Berenson
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4183
Botany
, a species native to Indonesia, is the source of two valuable spices, the red aril (mace) enclosing the dark brown nutmeg.]] Botany, also called plant science, is the branch of natural science and biology studying plants, especially their anatomy, taxonomy, and ecology. A botanist or plant scientist is a scientist wh...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botany
2025-04-05T18:26:43.545670
4184
Bacillus thuringiensis
* subsp. "toguchini" <small>Khodyrev 1990</small> * subsp. "tolworthi" <small>Sick et al. 1990</small> * subsp. "toumanoffii" <small>Krieg 1969</small> * subsp. "wuhanensis" <small>Kuo and Chak 1996</small> }} of Bacillus thuringiensis under 1000 × magnification]] Bacillus thuringiensis (or Bt) is a gram-positive, so...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacillus_thuringiensis
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4185
Bacteriophage
]] bacteriophage]] .]] A bacteriophage (), also known informally as a phage (), is a virus that infects and replicates within bacteria and archaea. The term is derived (phagein)|to devour||bacteria}}. Bacteriophages are composed of proteins that encapsulate a DNA or RNA genome, and may have structures that are either...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacteriophage
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4187
Bactericide
A bactericide or bacteriocide, sometimes abbreviated Bcidal, is a substance which kills bacteria. Bactericides are disinfectants, antiseptics, or antibiotics. However, material surfaces can also have bactericidal properties based solely on their physical surface structure, as for example biomaterials like insect wings....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bactericide
2025-04-05T18:26:43.770481
4188
Brion Gysin
| death_place = Paris, France | occupation = | nationality = British/Canadian | movement = Beat, Postmodern, Asemic writing | education = Sorbonne, Downside School }} Brion Gysin (19 January 1916 – 13 July 1986) was a British-Canadian painter, writer, sound poet, performance artist and inventor of experimental devices...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brion_Gysin
2025-04-05T18:26:43.802129
4190
Bulgarian
Bulgarian may refer to: Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group Bulgarian language, a Slavic language Bulgarian alphabet A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria Bulgarian culture Bulgarian cuisine, a representative of the cuisine of Southeas...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian
2025-04-05T18:26:43.822354
4191
BCG vaccine
| MedlinePlus = a682809 | DailyMedID = BCG Vaccine | pregnancy_AU = <!-- A / B1 / B2 / B3 / C / D / X --> | pregnancy_category | routes_of_administration Percutaneous, intravesical, intradermal | ATC_prefix = J07 | ATC_suffix = AN01 | ATC_supplemental = <!-- Legal status --> | legal_AU = S4 | legal_AU_comment | lega...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BCG_vaccine
2025-04-05T18:26:43.911300
4192
Bunsen
Bunsen may refer to: Christian Charles Josias Bunsen (1791–1860), Prussian diplomat and scholar Frances Bunsen (1791–1876), or Baroness Bunsen, Welsh painter and author, wife of Christian Robert Bunsen (1811–1899), German chemist, after whom is named: Bunsen burner Bunsen cell Bunsen crater on the Moon 10361 Bun...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunsen
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4193
Common buzzard
| subdivision_ranks = Subspecies | subdivision = 7–10, see text | synonyms = Falco buteo }} The common buzzard (Buteo buteo) is a medium-to-large bird of prey which has a large range. It is a member of the genus Buteo Over much of its range, it is a year-round resident. However, buzzards from the colder parts of the N...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_buzzard
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4194
Bohrium
Bohrium is a synthetic chemical element; it has symbol Bh and atomic number 107. It is named after Danish physicist Niels Bohr. As a synthetic element, it can be created in particle accelerators but is not found in nature. All known isotopes of bohrium are highly radioactive; the most stable known isotope is <sup>270</...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohrium
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4195
Barbara Olson
|birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S. |death_date = }} |death_place = Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. |death_cause = Plane crash as part of the September 11 terrorist attacks |years_active = 1990–2001 |education = University of Saint Thomas (BA)<br>Yeshiva University (JD) |party = Republican |occupation = |spouse = }}...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Olson
2025-04-05T18:26:44.077782
4196
Barnard's Star
| appmag_1_passband = U | appmag_1 12.497 | appmag_3_passband = R | appmag_3 8.298 | appmag_6_passband = H | appmag_6 4.83 }} | name3"Greyhound of the Skies" Vyssotsky 799, Its stellar mass is about 16% of the Sun's, and it has 19% of the Sun's diameter. Despite its proximity, the star has a dim apparent visual magnit...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnard's_Star
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Bayer designation
showing the belt stars and Orion Nebula region, with both Greek and Latin letter labels visible]] A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek or Latin letter followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name. The original list of Bayer designations...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayer_designation
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4200
Boötes
, genitive | symbolism = The Herdsman | RA = to | dec = +7.36° to +55.1° | areatotal = 907 | arearank = 13th | numbermainstars = 7, 15 | numberbfstars = 59 | numberstarsplanets = 10 | numberbrightstars = 3 | numbernearbystars = 3 | brighteststarname = Arcturus (α Boo) | starmagnitude = −0.04 | neareststarname = Wolf ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boötes
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4203
Bernardino Ochino
thumb|Portrait by an unknown author, 1748 Bernardino Ochino (1487–1564) was an Italian, who was raised a Roman Catholic and later turned to Protestantism and became a Protestant reformer. Biography Bernardino Ochino was born in Siena, the son of the barber Domenico Ochino, and at the age of 7 or 8, in around 1504, was...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernardino_Ochino
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Bay of Quinte
and entrance to the Bay of Quinte.]] The Bay of Quinte () is a long, narrow bay shaped like the letter "Z" on the northern shore of Lake Ontario in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is just west of the head of the Saint Lawrence River that drains the Great Lakes into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. It is located about e...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_of_Quinte
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Bassoon
<sub>1</sub>–E<sub>5</sub> (A<sub>5</sub>)<br/><br/> | related = }} The bassoon is a musical instrument in the woodwind family, which plays in the tenor and bass ranges. It is composed of six pieces, and is usually made of wood. It is known for its distinctive tone color, wide range, versatility, and virtuosity. It i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassoon
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Bipedalism
, the co-fastest extant biped along with the red kangaroo, at ]] Bipedalism is a form of terrestrial locomotion where an animal moves by means of its two rear (or lower) limbs or legs. An animal or machine that usually moves in a bipedal manner is known as a biped , meaning 'two feet' (from Latin bis 'double' and pes ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipedalism
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4211
Bootstrapping
In general, bootstrapping usually refers to a self-starting process that is supposed to continue or grow without external input. Many analytical techniques are often called bootstrap methods in reference to their self-starting or self-supporting implementation, such as bootstrapping (statistics), bootstrapping (finance...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootstrapping
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4213
Baltic languages
| ethnicity = Balts | region = Northern Europe, historically also Eastern Europe and Central Europe | familycolor = Indo-European | fam2 = Balto-Slavic | child1 = Dnieper-Oka Golyad | child2 = East | child3 = West | map = Balts.svg | mapcaption = | iso2 = bat | iso5 = bat | lingua 54 (phylozone) | glotto = none | gl...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_languages
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4214
Bioinformatics
500px|thumbnail|right|Early bioinformatics—computational alignment of experimentally determined sequences of a class of related proteins; see for further information. thumbnail|220px|Map of the human X chromosome (from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) website) Bioinformatics () is an interdisci...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioinformatics
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Brian De Palma
| birth_date = | birth_place = Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | birth_name = Brian Russell De Palma | years_active = 1960–present | occupation = | spouse = | | }} | children = 2 }} Brian Russell De Palma (; born September 11, 1940) is an American film director and screenwriter. With a career spanning over 50 years, ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_De_Palma
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4218
North American B-25 Mitchell
|developed_from= North American NA-40 |variants|developed_into North American XB-28 Dragon }} The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American medium bomber that was introduced in 1941 and named in honor of Brigadier General William "Billy" Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation. Used by many Allied air forces,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_B-25_Mitchell
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4219
British Open (disambiguation)
The British Open often refers to the Open Championship men's golf tournament. British Open may also refer to: British Open (ballroom), the dancing competitions of the Blackpool Dance Festival British Open (darts), a darts tournament Women's British Open of golf British Open Show Jumping Championships British Open...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Open_(disambiguation)
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Bobby Charlton
<!--many paragraphs have no citations--> | Bobby Charlton | }}}} | image = LondonHouseAmsterdam1966 Bobby Charlton.jpg | caption = Charlton in 1966 | full_name = Robert Charlton | birth_date | birth_place = Ashington, Northumberland, England | death_date | death_place = Macclesfield, Cheshire, England | height | p...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Charlton
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Barry Lyndon
| starring = | narrator = Michael Hordern | cinematography = John Alcott | editing = Tony Lawson | studio = | distributor = | language = English | budget $11 million | gross $31.5 million Narrated by Michael Hordern, and starring Ryan O'Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee, Leonard Rossiter and Hardy Krüger, the fil...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Lyndon
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Cell (biology)
The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of all forms of life. Every cell consists of cytoplasm enclosed within a membrane; many cells contain organelles, each with a specific function. The term comes from the Latin word meaning 'small room'. Most cells are only visible under a microscope. Cells emerged on ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_(biology)
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film)
| music = Carter Burwell | cinematography = James Hayman | editing = Jill Savitt | studio = Sandollar Productions<br />Kuzui Enterprises | distributor = 20th Century Fox | released = | runtime = 86 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget $7 million | gross $16.6 million Donald Sutherland, Paul ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_(film)
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Barter
thumb|An 1874 newspaper illustration from Harper's Weekly showing a man engaging in barter by offering various farm produce in exchange for his yearly newspaper subscription. In trade, barter (derived from bareter) is a system of exchange in which participants in a transaction directly exchange goods or services for o...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barter
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Berthe Morisot
| birth_place = Bourges, Cher, France | death_date | death_place = Paris, France | resting_place = Cimetière de Passy | field = Painting | training | notable_works | movement = Impressionism | works | spouse }} Berthe Marie Pauline Morisot (; 14 January 1841 – 2 March 1895) was a French painter and a member of the c...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berthe_Morisot
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