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Building society
]] A building society is a financial institution owned by its members as a mutual organization, which offers banking and related financial services, especially savings and mortgage lending. They exist in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, and formerly in Ireland and several Commonwealth countries, including...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_society
2025-04-05T18:26:57.930200
4777
Blue Steel (missile)
minimum | wingspan | length | weight | speed Mach 3+ | vehicle_range ]] aerospace museum, showing the twin-chamber "Stentor" rocket motor]] Origins During the early 1950s, the Soviet PVO-Strany interceptor aircraft and its associated ground controlled interception systems were steadily improving, making the ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Steel_(missile)
2025-04-05T18:26:57.956979
4778
Branch Davidians
Flag of the Branch Davidians | population | founder Benjamin Roden | regions = Texas (United States) | tablehdr = Branch Davidian | region1 = Mount Carmel | pop1 | ref1 | region2 | pop2 | ref2 | region3 | pop3 | ref3 | religions | languages English | related-c = }} The Branch Davidians (or the General Association of ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branch_Davidians
2025-04-05T18:26:57.970147
4779
Burwash Hall
Burwash Hall refers to both Burwash Dining Hall and Burwash Hall proper, the second oldest of the residence buildings at Victoria University in Toronto, Canada. Construction began in 1911 and was completed in 1913. It was named after Nathanael Burwash, president of Victoria from 1887 to 1912. The building is an extrava...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burwash_Hall
2025-04-05T18:26:58.285966
4781
Benzodiazepine
Benzodiazepines (BZD, BDZ, BZs), colloquially known as "benzos", are a class of depressant drugs whose core chemical structure is the fusion of a benzene ring and a diazepine ring. They are prescribed to treat conditions such as anxiety disorders, insomnia, and seizures. The first benzodiazepine, chlordiazepoxide (Libr...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzodiazepine
2025-04-05T18:26:58.415586
4787
Bell curve (disambiguation)
The bell curve is typical of the normal distribution. Bell curve may also refer to: Gaussian function, a specific kind of function whose graph is a bell-shaped curve The Bell Curve, a 1994 book by Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray The Bell Curve Debate, a 1995 book on The Bell Curve edited by Jacoby and Gla...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_curve_(disambiguation)
2025-04-05T18:26:58.419728
4788
Body mass index
--> | ICD10 = <!-- or --> | ICD9 | ICDO | MedlinePlus = 007196 | eMedicine = <!--article_number--> | MeshID = D015992 | OPS301 = <!----> | LOINC = | HCPCSlevel2 | OtherCodes | reference_range = }} Body mass index (BMI) is a value derived from the mass (weight) and height of a person. The BMI is defined as the body ma...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_mass_index
2025-04-05T18:26:58.483186
4789
Behistun Inscription
}} The Behistun Inscription (also Bisotun, Bisitun or Bisutun; , Old Persian: Bagastana, meaning "the place of god") is a multilingual Achaemenid royal inscription and large rock relief on a cliff at Mount Behistun in the Kermanshah Province of Iran, near the city of Kermanshah in western Iran, established by Darius t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behistun_Inscription
2025-04-05T18:26:58.497930
4792
Barry Goldwater
| birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = Paradise Valley, Arizona, U.S. | resting_place = Christ Church of the Ascension <br/> Paradise Valley, Arizona, U.S. | party = Republican | spouse = * }} | children = 4, including Barry Jr. | education = University of Arizona (did not graduate) | signature = Barry Goldw...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Goldwater
2025-04-05T18:26:58.568539
4794
Baralong incidents
|image = File:HMS Baralong.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = HMS Baralong |date = 19 August and 24 September 1915 |place = Irish Sea, Atlantic Ocean |combatant1 = |combatant2 = |commander1 = |commander2 = |Klaus Hansen}} |strength1 = |strength2 = 2 submarines |casualties1 = 2 steamers damaged |casualti...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baralong_incidents
2025-04-05T18:26:58.581882
4795
Banda
Banda may refer to: People Banda (surname) Banda Prakash (born 1954), Indian politician Banda Kanakalingeshwara Rao (1907–1968), Indian actor Banda Karthika Reddy (born 1977), Indian politician Banda Singh Bahadur (1670–1716), Sikh warrior Places Singapore Banda Department, a part of Santiago del Estero Province, ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banda
2025-04-05T18:26:58.584967
4796
Bladder (disambiguation)
The bladder (or urinary bladder) is an organ that collects urine for excretion in animals. Bladder may also refer to: Biology Artificial urinary bladder, in humans Gallbladder, which stores bile for digestion Pig bladder, urinary bladder of a domestic pig, with many human uses Swim bladder, in bony fishes, an int...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bladder_(disambiguation)
2025-04-05T18:26:58.586734
4797
Bob Young (businessman)
| birth_place = Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | other_names | education University of Toronto | occupation = Businessman, entrepreneur | years_active = 1984-present | known_for = Co-founder of Red Hat, Inc.<br/>Owns the Forge FC<br/>Owns the Hamilton Tiger-Cats | boards = }} Robert Young (born 1953/1954) is a businessman...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Young_(businessman)
2025-04-05T18:26:58.590164
4800
Babylon 5
| creator = J. Michael Straczynski | starring = | composer = | country = United States | language = English | num_seasons = 5 | runtime 43-44 minutes | num_episodes = 110 (+ 6 TV films) | list_episodes = List of Babylon 5 episodes | executive_producer = | cinematography = | company = | network = | first_aired = ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylon_5
2025-04-05T18:26:58.696299
4801
BeOS
| latest release version = R5.0.3 | latest release date = | working_state = Discontinued | kernel_type Monolithic kernel | language = English, Japanese | supported_platforms = IA-32<br> PowerPC | license = Proprietary | website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110804175137/http://www.beincorporated.com/ beincorporated...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BeOS
2025-04-05T18:26:58.718444
4802
Biome
]] A biome () is a distinct geographical region with specific climate, vegetation, and animal life. It consists of a biological community that has formed in response to its physical environment and regional climate. In 1935, Tansley added the climatic and soil aspects to the idea, calling it ecosystem. The Internation...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biome
2025-04-05T18:26:58.752330
4805
Behavior
Behavior (American English) or behaviour (British English) is the range of actions and mannerisms made by individuals, organisms, systems or artificial entities in some environment. These systems can include other systems or organisms as well as the inanimate physical environment. It is the computed response of the sys...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavior
2025-04-05T18:26:58.786255
4806
Battle of Marathon
| result = Greek victory | combatant1 = | combatant2 = Achaemenid Empire | commander1 = * Aristides * Xanthippos * Themistokles * Stesilaos * Arimnestos * Kynaigeiros }} | commander2 = | strength1 = 10,000–11,000 men | strength2 = }} | casualties1 = Herodotus: 203 KIA | casualties2 = Herodotus: 6,400 KIA<br>Other es...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Marathon
2025-04-05T18:26:58.814582
4810
Balance of trade
thumb|upright=1.8|Cumulative current account balance 1980–2008 based on International Monetary Fund data thumb|upright=1.8|Cumulative current account balance per capita 1980–2008 based on International Monetary Fund data Balance of trade is the difference between the monetary value of a nation's exports and imports of...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balance_of_trade
2025-04-05T18:26:58.836877
4816
Biosphere
composite of global oceanic and terrestrial photoautotroph abundance, from September 2001 to August 2017. Provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center and ORBIMAGE.]] The biosphere ( ()|life|| ()|sphere}}), also called the ecosphere ( ()|settlement, house|| ()|sphere}}), is the worldwide sum of al...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosphere
2025-04-05T18:26:58.859343
4817
Biological membrane
thumb|200px|right|Cross-sectional view of the structures that can be formed by phospholipids in an aqueous solution A biological membrane, biomembrane or cell membrane is a selectively permeable membrane that separates the interior of a cell from the external environment or creates intracellular compartments by serving...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_membrane
2025-04-05T18:26:58.871052
4819
Balfour Declaration of 1926
(front, centre) with his prime ministers at the 1926 Imperial Conference.<br />Standing (left to right): Monroe (Newfoundland), Coates (New Zealand), Bruce (Australia), Hertzog (South Africa), Cosgrave (Irish Free State).<br />Seated: Baldwin (United Kingdom), King George V, King (Canada).]] The Balfour Declaration of...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balfour_Declaration_of_1926
2025-04-05T18:26:58.874303
4820
Balfour Declaration
| date_created | location_of_document = British Library | writer = Walter Rothschild, Arthur Balfour, Leo Amery, Lord Milner | signers = Arthur James Balfour | purpose = Confirming support from the British government for the establishment in Palestine of a "national home" for the Jewish people, with two conditions | w...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balfour_Declaration
2025-04-05T18:26:58.998981
4821
Black Hand (Serbia)
<br /> | other_name = Black Hand | leader = Dragutin Dimitrijević | foundation May 1911<br />(as Unification or Death) | successor = Serbian Cultural Club (unofficial) | area = Balkans | ideology = Yugoslavism<br>Greater Serbia<br>Serbian nationalism | attacks = Killing of Alexander I<br />Assassination of Archduke Fra...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hand_(Serbia)
2025-04-05T18:26:59.012260
4822
Board of directors
A board of directors is a governing body that supervises the activities of a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government agency. The powers, duties, and responsibilities of a board of directors are determined by government regulations (including the jurisdiction's corporate law) and the organization's own cons...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_directors
2025-04-05T18:26:59.049405
4823
Balkan Wars
)<br/>)}})}} | place = | territory | result First Balkan War: * Balkan League victory * Treaty of London Second Balkan War: * Bulgarian defeat * Treaty of Bucharest * Treaty of Constantinople | status | combatants_header | combatant1 = First Balkan War:}} | combatant1a = Second Balkan War:<br> | combatant2 = First ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkan_Wars
2025-04-05T18:26:59.123683
4824
Buffalo
Buffalo most commonly refers to: True buffalo or Bubalina, a subtribe of wild cattle, including most "Old World" buffalo, such as water buffalo Bison, a genus of wild cattle, including the American buffalo Buffalo, New York, a city in the northeastern United States Buffalo or buffaloes may also refer to: Animals ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo
2025-04-05T18:26:59.133040
4825
BeBox
<br />BeBox Dual603e-133: | lifespan | price BeBox Dual603-66 <br>BeBox Dual603e-133 | discontinued = | unitssold 1000 – BeBox Dual603-66<br />800 – BeBox Dual603e-133 | unitsshipped | media | os = BeOS | power = 100–240 volt AC single-phase | soc | cpu 2× PowerPC 603 @ 66 MHz, or<br>2× PowerPC 603e @ 133 MHz | mem...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BeBox
2025-04-05T18:26:59.140985
4827
Biomedical engineering
. Federal Center of Neurosurgery in Tyumen, 2013]] , a process of purifying the blood of a person whose kidneys are not working normally]] Biomedical engineering (BME) or medical engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare applications (e.g., diag...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomedical_engineering
2025-04-05T18:26:59.184984
4829
Balkans
The Balkans ( , ), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula (Peninsula of Haemus, Haemaic Peninsula), is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains (Haemus Mountains) that stretch throughout the whole of B...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkans
2025-04-05T18:26:59.310301
4831
Bohr model
thumb|310px|The Bohr model of the hydrogen atom ( 1}}) or a hydrogen-like ion (), where the negatively charged electron confined to an atomic shell encircles a small, positively charged atomic nucleus and where an electron jumps between orbits, is accompanied by an emitted or absorbed amount of electromagnetic energy ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohr_model
2025-04-05T18:26:59.378726
4832
Bombay Sapphire
}} Bombay Sapphire is a brand of gin that is distilled by the Bombay Spirits Company, a subsidiary company of Bacardi, at Laverstoke Mill in the village of Laverstoke in the English county of Hampshire. The brand was first launched in 1986 by English wine-merchant International Distillers & Vintners. In 1997 Diageo s...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombay_Sapphire
2025-04-05T18:26:59.386701
4833
Bob Wills
| birth_name = James Robert Wills | alias = "King of Western Swing" | birth_date = | birth_place = Kosse, Texas, U.S. | instrument = Fiddle, vocals | origin | death_date | death_place = Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | genre = Western swing | years_active = 1929‒1973 | label = Vocalion, OKeh, Columbia, MGM, Liberty | associ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Wills
2025-04-05T18:26:59.428949
4834
Badtrans
BadTrans is a malicious Microsoft Windows computer worm distributed by e-mail. Because of a known vulnerability in older versions of Internet Explorer (CVE-2001-0154), some email programs, such as Microsoft's Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook programs, may install and execute the worm as soon as the e-mail message ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badtrans
2025-04-05T18:26:59.431908
4836
Barış Manço
| birth_place = Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey | death_date | death_place = Moda, Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey | occupation = | years_active = 1958–1999 | spouse = Marie Claude<br><small>(m. January – July 1970)</small><br>Lale Manço (Çağlar)<br><small>(m. 1978 – 1999)</small> | children = 2 | signature = Barış Manço imza.pn...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barış_Manço
2025-04-05T18:26:59.442356
4840
Blitz BASIC
--> | discontinued = Yes | latest release version | latest release date <!-- --> | latest preview version | latest preview date <!-- --> | programming language = Compiled to C++, but the languages are dialects of BASIC | operating system = AmigaOS<br />Microsoft Windows | size | language English | genre = Game creation...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitz_BASIC
2025-04-05T18:26:59.453024
4842
Bliss bibliographic classification
The Bliss bibliographic classification (BC) is a library classification system that was created by Henry E. Bliss (1870–1955) and published in four volumes between 1940 and 1953. Although originally devised in the United States, it was more commonly adopted by British libraries. A second edition of the system (BC2) has...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bliss_bibliographic_classification
2025-04-05T18:26:59.463588
4845
Blood alcohol content
, , , | HCPCSlevel2 | reference_range }} Blood alcohol content (BAC), also called blood alcohol concentration or blood alcohol level, is a measurement of alcohol intoxication used for legal or medical purposes. BAC is expressed as mass of alcohol per volume of blood. In US and many international publications, BAC ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_alcohol_content
2025-04-05T18:26:59.505772
4848
Barrister
}} A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions. Barristers mostly specialize in courtroom advocacy and litigation. Their tasks include arguing cases in courts and tribunals, drafting legal pleadings, researching the law and giving legal opinions. Barristers are distinguished from solicitors and other ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrister
2025-04-05T18:26:59.548839
4849
Battle of Gettysburg
<!-- NPS visitor center location--> | no-location-property = yes | result = Union victory | combatant1 = United States | combatant2 = Confederate States | commander1 = George Meade | commander2 = Robert E. Lee | units1 Army of the Potomac | units2 Army of Northern Virginia | strength1 93,500–104,256<br>360 artillery pi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gettysburg
2025-04-05T18:26:59.595436
4851
Budweiser
<br>St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | website = | logo = Budweiser Anheuser-Busch logo.svg }} Budweiser () is an American-style pale lager, a brand of Belgian company AB InBev. Introduced in 1876 by Carl Conrad & Co. of St. Louis, Missouri, Budweiser has become a large selling beer company in the United States. Budweiser is...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budweiser
2025-04-05T18:26:59.616439
4854
Bermuda Triangle
| type | basin_countries | reference = }} The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the '''Devil's Triangle', is a loosely defined region in the North Atlantic Ocean, roughly bounded by Florida, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico. Since the mid-20th century, it has been the focus of an urban legend suggesting that many aircraft and...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda_Triangle
2025-04-05T18:26:59.652649
4856
Borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History ) in the Beowulf]] In the Middle Ages, boroughs were settlements in England that were granted some...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borough
2025-04-05T18:26:59.676908
4858
Bodmin
|official_name = Bodmin |cornish_name = Bosvena |population = 14,736 |population_ref = (Civil Ward, 2011) |population_demonym Bodminite |civil_parish = Bodmin |unitary_england = Cornwall |lieutenancy_england = Cornwall |region = South West England |constituency_westminster = North Cornwall |post_town = BODMIN |postcode...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodmin
2025-04-05T18:26:59.718840
4859
Bodmin Moor
thumb|Geological sketch showing Bodmin Moor (5) in relation to Cornwall's granite intrusions thumb|Rough Tor Bodmin Moor () is a granite moorland in north-eastern Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is in size, and dates from the Carboniferous period of geological history. It includes Brown Willy, the highest point i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodmin_Moor
2025-04-05T18:26:59.742135
4860
Berkeley, California
| subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = California | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Alameda | named_for = George Berkeley <!-- History --------------> | established_title = Incorporated | established_date April 4, 1878 | establi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley,_California
2025-04-05T18:26:59.800258
4861
Bolventor
| official_name = Bolventor | cornish_name = Bedhasbold | population | civil_parish Altarnun | shire_county = Cornwall | region = South West England | constituency_westminster = North Cornwall | post_town = LAUNCESTON | postcode_district = PL15 | postcode_area = PL | dial_code = 01566 | os_grid_reference = SX...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolventor
2025-04-05T18:26:59.804683
4862
Bengal
| }} | type = Region | subdivision_type = Continent | subdivision_name = Asia | subdivision_type1 = Countries | subdivision_name1 = <br /> (West Bengal, Karimganj district of Assam) | established_title = Iron Age India, Vedic India, Suhma kingdom, Pundravardhana, Vanga kingdom | established_date = 1500 – c. 500 BCE | e...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal
2025-04-05T18:26:59.897612
4864
Bucket argument
Isaac Newton's rotating bucket argument (also known as '''Newton's bucket') is a thought experiment that was designed to demonstrate that true rotational motion cannot be defined as the relative rotation of the body with respect to the immediately surrounding bodies. It is one of five arguments from the "properties, ca...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucket_argument
2025-04-05T18:26:59.910436
4865
Roman Breviary
).]] The Roman Breviary (Latin: Breviarium Romanum) is a breviary of the Roman Rite in the Catholic Church. A liturgical book, it contains public or canonical prayers, hymns, the Psalms, readings, and notations for everyday use, especially by bishops, priests, and deacons in the Divine Office (i.e., at the canonical ho...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Breviary
2025-04-05T18:26:59.922987
4866
Boomer (disambiguation)
A boomer, or baby boomer, is a child born between 1946 and 1964. Boomer may refer to: People Boomers (Oklahoma settlers), two groups of settlers Boomer (surname) Boomer (nickname) Places Boomer Township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Boomer Township, Wilkes County, North Carolina Boomer, Missouri Boomer, Wes...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boomer_(disambiguation)
2025-04-05T18:26:59.928498
4868
B. F. Skinner
| birth_date | birth_name = Burrhus Frederic Skinner | birth_place = Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, U.S. | death_date | death_place = Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | field = Psychology, linguistics, philosophy | work_institutions = University of Minnesota<br/>Indiana University<br/>Harvard University | alma_mater = Hami...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._F._Skinner
2025-04-05T18:26:59.965170
4869
Bill
Bill(s) may refer to: Common meanings Banknote, paper cash (especially in the United States) Bill (law), a proposed law put before a legislature Invoice, commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer Bill, a bird or animal's beak Places Bill, Wyoming, an unincorporated community, United States People and fi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill
2025-04-05T18:26:59.972966
4870
Bill Macy
| death_date = | birth_place = Revere, Massachusetts, U.S. | occupation = Actor | death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | years_active = 1958–2011 | spouse = }} Wolf Martin Garber (May 18, 1922 – October 17, 2019), known professionally as Bill Macy, was an American television, film and stage actor known for hi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Macy
2025-04-05T18:26:59.981963
4871
Bob Knight
}} | birth_place = Massillon, Ohio, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. | alma_mater | player_years1 1959–1962 | player_team1 = Ohio State | player_positions = Forward | coach_years1 = 1962–1963 | coach_team1 = Cuyahoga Falls HS (assistant) | coach_years2 = 1963–1965 | coach_team2 = Army (a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Knight
2025-04-05T18:27:00.072298
4874
Black metal
Black Metal (Venom album)|and|Black Metal (Dean Blunt album)Black Metal (Dean Blunt album)|other uses|Black Metal (disambiguation)}} | cultural_origins = Early to mid-1980s, | derivatives Dungeon synth | subgenres = * Ambient black metal * folk black metal * industrial black metal * post-black metal (blackgaze) * psy...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_metal
2025-04-05T18:27:00.187785
4875
Bin Laden (disambiguation)
Osama bin Laden (1957–2011) was a Saudi-born terrorist and the co-founder of al-Qaeda. bin Laden or Bin Laden may also refer to: People Abdallah bin Laden (born 1976), Saudi businessman and son of Osama bin Laden Ashin Wirathu, Burmese Buddhist monk labeled "Burmese Bin Laden" for religious intolerance towards Muslim...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bin_Laden_(disambiguation)
2025-04-05T18:27:00.191253
4876
Blizzard Entertainment
| type = Subsidiary | industry = Video games | founded = <!-- Incorporation date: January 3, 1991 --> | founders () to keep the name. Not wanting to pay that sum, the executives decided to change the studio's name to "Ogre Studios" by April 1994. Warcraft was released in November 1994, and within a year, helped to esta...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard_Entertainment
2025-04-05T18:27:00.260453
4878
Robert Bellarmine
| birth_place = Montepulciano, Grand Duchy of Tuscany | death_date | death_place = Rome, Papal States | buried | residence | parents | occupation | profession <!-- or | previous_post --> | alma_mater | motto | signature | signature_alt | coat_of_arms = Coat of arms cardinal Roberto Bellarmino.svg | coat_of_arms_al...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bellarmine
2025-04-05T18:27:00.304557
4880
Bildungsroman
In literary criticism, a bildungsroman () is a literary genre that focuses on the psychological and moral growth and change of the protagonist from childhood to adulthood (coming of age).}} The term comes from the German words ('formation') and ('novel'). Origin The term was coined in 1819 by philologist Johann Karl S...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bildungsroman
2025-04-05T18:27:00.334512
4881
Bachelor
A bachelor is a man who is not and never has been married. Etymology A bachelor is first attested as the 12th-century bacheler: a knight bachelor, a knight too young or poor to gather vassals under his own banner. The proposed Medieval Latin * ("vassal", "field hand") is only attested late enough that it may have deri...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor
2025-04-05T18:27:00.341924
4882
Background radiation
Background radiation is a measure of the level of ionizing radiation present in the environment at a particular location which is due to deliberate introduction of radiation sources. Background radiation originates from a variety of sources, both natural and artificial. These include both cosmic radiation and environm...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Background_radiation
2025-04-05T18:27:00.390550
4884
Balmoral
Balmoral may refer to: Places Australia Balmoral, New South Wales, a locality of Sydney Balmoral, New South Wales (Lake Macquarie) Balmoral, New South Wales (Southern Highlands) Balmoral, Queensland Balmoral Ridge, Queensland Balmoral, Victoria Belgium Balmoral, a hamlet near the town of Spa, Belgium C...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balmoral
2025-04-05T18:27:00.394274
4885
Bannock
Bannock may mean: Bannock (British and Irish food), a kind of bread, cooked on a stone or griddle served mainly in Scotland but consumed throughout the British Isles Bannock (Indigenous American food), various types of bread, usually prepared by pan-frying also known as a native delicacy Bannock people, a Native A...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bannock
2025-04-05T18:27:00.395521
4886
Banquo
Lord Banquo , the Thane of Lochaber, is a semi-historical character in William Shakespeare's 1606 play Macbeth. In the play, he is at first an ally of Macbeth (both are generals in the King's army) and they meet the Three Witches together. After prophesying that Macbeth will become king, the witches tell Banquo that he...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banquo
2025-04-05T18:27:00.413070
4887
British Army
| type = Army | role = Land warfare | size = Formation Oliver Cromwell]] Until the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1639–1653), neither England nor Scotland had had a standing army with professional officers and career corporals and sergeants. England relied on militia organised by local officials or private forces mobi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Army
2025-04-05T18:27:00.518889
4888
Bruin
Bruin, (from Dutch for "brown"), is an English folk term for brown bear. Bruin, Bruins or BRUIN may also refer to: Places Lake Bruin, ox-bow lake of the Mississippi River located in northeastern Louisiana Lake Bruin State Park Bruin, Kentucky, United States Bruin, Pennsylvania, United States Bruin's Slave Jail, ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruin
2025-04-05T18:27:00.525073
4890
Bayesian probability
Bayesian probability ( or )}} is an interpretation of the concept of probability, in which, instead of frequency or propensity of some phenomenon, probability is interpreted as reasonable expectation representing a state of knowledge or as quantification of a personal belief. The Bayesian interpretation of probability...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayesian_probability
2025-04-05T18:27:00.547099
4892
Bert Bell
| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | alma_mater = University of Pennsylvania | spouse | children | relatives | module ) <br> Head coach * Pittsburgh Steelers () <br> Head coach | pastexecutive = * Philadelphia Eagles () <br> Owner * Philad...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Bell
2025-04-05T18:27:00.583561
4893
Bob Costas
| birth_name = Robert Quinlan Costas | birth_place = New York City, U.S. | education = Syracuse University<br />(did not graduate) | occupation = Sportscaster | years_active = 1973–present | spouse = * }} | children = 2 }} Robert Quinlan Costas (born March 22, 1952) is an American sportscaster who is known for his l...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Costas
2025-04-05T18:27:00.651606
4896
Bamberg
</small> |image_photo = |image_caption = Top: Skyline with old town hall () to the right Middle: Michaelsberg Abbey Bottom: Bamberg Cathedral |type=Town |image_flag=Flagge Bamberg.svg |image_coa=DEU Bamberg COA.svg |coordinates |state=Bavaria |region=Upper Franconia |district = urban |elevation=262 |Gemeindeschlüssel=...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamberg
2025-04-05T18:27:00.683153
4898
Black cow
Black cow or Black Cow can refer to: A root beer float Black Cow Vodka, a brand of vodka made from whey, a byproduct of cheesemaking "Black Cow", a song on Steely Dan's 1977 album Aja See also Black Bull (disambiguation)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_cow
2025-04-05T18:27:00.686136
4900
Bloody Mary
Bloody Mary most commonly refers to: Bloody Mary (cocktail), made with tomato juice, vodka, and other flavorings Bloody Mary (folklore), a ghost who appears in a mirror when her name is repeatedly chanted Mary I of England (1516–1558; ), Queen of England, called so by her Protestant opponents Bloody Mary may also r...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Mary
2025-04-05T18:27:00.692609
4904
Bill Mumy
| birth_place = San Gabriel, California, U.S. | years_active = 1960−present | occupation = | awards Inkpot Award (2015) | spouse = | children = 2, including Liliana | website = }} Charles William Mumy Jr. (; born February 1, 1954) is an American actor, writer, producer, and musician. He came to prominence in ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Mumy
2025-04-05T18:27:00.730880
4905
House of Bonaparte
1814; 1815; 18521870)|King of Italy<br/>(18051814)|King of Spain<br/>(18081813)|King of Holland<br/>(18061810)|King of Naples and Sicily<br/>(18061808)|King of Westphalia<br/>(18071813)|Prince of Elba<br/>(18141815)|Co-Prince of Andorra<br/>(18061814; 1815; 18521870)|Grand Duke of Berg and Cleves<br/>(18091813)|Prince ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Bonaparte
2025-04-05T18:27:00.754011
4906
Beta sheet
thumb|Three-dimensional structure of parts of a beta sheet in green fluorescent protein The beta sheet (β-sheet, also β-pleated sheet) is a common motif of the regular protein secondary structure. Beta sheets consist of beta strands (β-strands) connected laterally by at least two or three backbone hydrogen bonds, form...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_sheet
2025-04-05T18:27:00.775633
4910
Beryl
<!--Except for access and archive dates--> | IMAsymbolBrl | molweight = 537.50 g/mol | strunz = 9.CJ.05 | system = Hexagonal | class = Dihexagonal dipyramidal (6/mmm)<br />H-M symbol: (6/m 2/m 2/m) | symmetry = P6/mcc | unit cell a 9.21 Å, c 9.19 Å; Z 2 | color = Green, blue, yellow, colorless, pink, and others | habi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beryl
2025-04-05T18:27:00.815531
4911
Basel
|imagepath_flag = Flag of Canton of Basel.svg |imagepath_coa = Wappen Basel-Stadt matt.svg |pixel_coa |canton Basel-Stadt |iso-code-region = CH-BS |district |coordinates |postal_code = 4000 |municipality_code = 2701 |area = 22.75 |elevation = 261 |elevation_description = Barfüsserkirche |highest = Wasserturm Bruderhol...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basel
2025-04-05T18:27:00.895692
4913
Black Russian
The Black Russian is a cocktail of vodka and coffee liqueur. It contains 50 ml vodka and 20 ml coffee liqueur, per IBA specified ingredients. The drink is made by pouring the vodka and coffee liqueur over ice cubes or cracked ice in an old-fashioned glass and stirring. The Black Russian is often garnished with a lemon...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Russian
2025-04-05T18:27:00.902459
4914
BRP
BRP can mean: Basic Role-Playing game system Biometric Residence permit, a type of card in lieu of visa which allows a non-British citizen to work & reside in the UK. Blue Ridge Parkway Bombardier Recreational Products, Canadian company Bombo Radyo Philippines, Philippine radio network Brief reactive psychosis B...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRP
2025-04-05T18:27:00.903986
4915
Bunnies &amp; Burrows
|genre= Role-playing game, Animal fantasy |system= Original |players|footnotes }} Bunnies & Burrows (B&B) is a role-playing game (RPG) inspired by the 1972 novel Watership Down. Published by Fantasy Games Unlimited in 1976, the game is centered on intelligent rabbits. It introduced several innovations to role-playing ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunnies_&amp;_Burrows
2025-04-05T18:27:00.912543
4916
Bundaberg Rum
| discontinued | colour Dark and White | flavour | variants | related | website http://www.bundabergrum.com.au | image_size = 200px | caption = :Bundaberg Rum Reserve }} Bundaberg Rum, colloquially known as Bundy, is a dark rum owned by Diageo. It is produced in Bundaberg East, Queensland, Australia, by the Bundaberg...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundaberg_Rum
2025-04-05T18:27:00.925634
4917
Ben Nevis
| photo = BenNevis2005.jpg | photo_caption = Ben Nevis from Banavie. The summit is beyond and to the left of the apparent highest point. | photo_size = 300 | elevation_m = 1,345 | elevation_ref | prominence_m = 1,345 | isolation | prominence_ref = <br/><small>Ranked 1st in British Isles</small> | parent_peak ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Nevis
2025-04-05T18:27:00.979937
4918
Bipolar I disorder
Bipolar I disorder (BD-I; pronounced "type one bipolar disorder") is a type of bipolar spectrum disorder characterized by the occurrence of at least one manic episode, with or without mixed or psychotic features. Most people also, at other times, have one or more depressive episodes. Typically, these manic episodes can...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipolar_I_disorder
2025-04-05T18:27:00.994439
4921
Bacardi
}} Bacardi Limited ( , , ) is the largest privately held, family-owned spirits company in the world. Originally known for its Bacardí brand of white rum, it now has a portfolio of more than 200 brands and labels. Founded in Cuba in 1862 by the Spanish businessman Facundo Bacardí Massó, Bacardi Limited has been family-o...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacardi
2025-04-05T18:27:01.016509
4922
Black and Tans
thumb|250px|A member of the Auxiliary Division of the RIC in Dublin, smoking and carrying a Lewis gun, February 1921 The Black and Tans () were constables recruited into the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) as reinforcements during the Irish War of Independence. Recruitment began in Great Britain in January 1920, and abo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_and_Tans
2025-04-05T18:27:01.041026
4924
Bunsen burner
| inventor = <!--Robert Wilhelm Bunsen- No!See article--> | manufacturer | model | related = }} A Bunsen burner, named after Robert Bunsen, is a kind of ambient air gas burner used as laboratory equipment; it produces a single open gas flame, and is used for heating, sterilization, and combustion. The gas can be nat...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunsen_burner
2025-04-05T18:27:01.050323
4925
Blue whale
| status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref | status2 = CITES_A1 | status2_system = CITES | status2_ref | image = Anim1754 - Flickr - NOAA Photo Library.jpg | image_caption = | image2 = blue whale size.svg | image2_caption = | genus = Balaenoptera | species = musculus | authority = (Linnaeus, 1758) | sub...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_whale
2025-04-05T18:27:01.129284
4927
Bolsheviks
| founder = Vladimir Lenin | dissolved | headquarters | leader_name = Vladimir Lenin | key_people | native name Большевики | image = Presidium of the 9th Congress of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks).jpg | image_size = 260px | caption = Bolshevik Party meeting, 1920: sitting (from left to right) are Yenukidze, K...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolsheviks
2025-04-05T18:27:01.145997
4928
Battle of Świecino
Teutonic Order | combatant2 Polish Crown<br/> Prussian Confederation | commander1 = Fritz Raweneck<br>Kaspar Nostyc<br />Kaspar von Warnsdorf<br />Fritz Hohennest<br />Stefan Schönaich | commander2 = Piotr Dunin<br />Maciej Hagen <br />Johann Maydenburg<br /> | strength1 = 2,700 | strength2 = 2,000 | casualties1 = Over...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Świecino
2025-04-05T18:27:01.149328
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Barney Bubbles
| birth_place = Whitton, Middlesex, England | death_date | death_place = Islington, Greater London, England | resting_place = London, England | resting_place_coordinates <!-- --> | education = Twickenham College of Technology | alma_mater | known_for | notable_works = The design of the Radar Records logo and the redes...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_Bubbles
2025-04-05T18:27:01.162937
4933
Blackridge, Pennsylvania
Blackridge is a community in eastern Allegheny County and is a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. This community consists of approximately 650 private homes built from 1920 to 1949. Blackridge Estates was and remains one of the area's largest residential communities. Blackridge lies in the municipaliti...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackridge,_Pennsylvania
2025-04-05T18:27:01.166174
4934
Basic English
Basic English (a backronym for British American Scientific International and Commercial English) is a controlled language based on standard English, but with a greatly simplified vocabulary and grammar. It was created by the linguist and philosopher Charles Kay Ogden as an international auxiliary language, and as an ai...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_English
2025-04-05T18:27:01.182349
4937
BND
BND may refer to: Organisations Federal Intelligence Service (Germany) (), the foreign intelligence agency of Germany Federal Intelligence Service (disambiguation) Bank of North Dakota, a state-owned and -run financial institution, based in Bismarck, North Dakota, USA Belleville News-Democrat, a newspaper in Belle...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BND
2025-04-05T18:27:01.184993
4940
Brass instrument
thumb|333x333px|Six high brass instruments Left, from top: A reproduction baroque trumpet in D, a modern trumpet in B, a modern trumpet in D, a piccolo trumpet in B (octave higher), and a flugelhorn in B. Right: a cornet in B. (alto horn) in E, baritone horn in B, and euphonium in B]] A brass instrument is a musical...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass_instrument
2025-04-05T18:27:01.214758
4941
Blood libel
, an Italian child whose disappearance and death was blamed on the leaders of the city's Jewish community]] Blood libel or ritual murder libel (also blood accusation) is an antisemitic canard which falsely accuses Jews of murdering Christians in order to use their blood in the performance of religious rituals. Echoing...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_libel
2025-04-05T18:27:01.294623
4942
Bagpuss
| voices = | narrated = Oliver Postgate | country = United Kingdom | network = BBC<!--Only show the original network -- see template documentation--> | company = Smallfilms | first_aired | last_aired | num_seasons = 1 | num_episodes = 13 }} Bagpuss is a British animated children's television series which was made by...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagpuss
2025-04-05T18:27:01.331895
4944
Naive set theory
Naive set theory is any of several theories of sets used in the discussion of the foundations of mathematics. }} Unlike axiomatic set theories, which are defined using formal logic, naive set theory is defined informally, in natural language. It describes the aspects of mathematical sets familiar in discrete mathematic...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naive_set_theory
2025-04-05T18:27:01.358813
4946
Breathy voice
Breathy voice (also called murmured voice, whispery voice, soughing and susurration) is a phonation in which the vocal folds vibrate, as they do in normal (modal) voicing, but are adjusted to let more air escape which produces a sighing-like sound. A simple breathy phonation, (not actually a fricative consonant, as a l...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breathy_voice
2025-04-05T18:27:01.364936
4947
Bézout's identity
In mathematics, '''Bézout's identity (also called Bézout's lemma'''), named after Étienne Bézout who proved it for polynomials, is the following theorem: and be integers with greatest common divisor . Then there exist integers and such that . Moreover, the integers of the form are exactly the multiples of . }} Here t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bézout's_identity
2025-04-05T18:27:01.376656