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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 a filtered beer, available on draft and in bottles and cans, made with up to 30% rice in... |
the bermuda triangle, also known as the devil's triangle, is an urban legend focused on a loosely defined region in the western part of the north atlantic ocean where a number of aircraft and ships are said to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances. the idea of the area as uniquely prone to disappearances aros... |
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 middle ages, boroughs were settlements in england that were granted some self-government; bu... |
bodmin () is a town and civil parish in cornwall, england, united kingdom. it is situated south-west of bodmin moor. the extent of the civil parish corresponds fairly closely to that of the town so is mostly urban in character. it is bordered to the east by cardinham parish, to the southeast by lanhydrock parish, to th... |
bodmin moor () is a granite moorland in north-eastern cornwall, england. it is in size, and dates from the carboniferous period of geological history. it includes brown willy, the highest point in cornwall, and rough tor, a slightly lower peak. many of cornwall's rivers have their sources here. it has been inhabited si... |
berkeley ( ) is a city on the eastern shore of san francisco bay in northern alameda county, california, united states. it is named after the 18th-century anglo-irish bishop and philosopher george berkeley. it borders the cities of oakland and emeryville to the south and the city of albany and the unincorporated commun... |
bolventor () is a hamlet on bodmin moor in cornwall, england, united kingdom. it is situated in altarnun civil parish between launceston and bodmin. toponymy the hamlet has been said to take its name from the "bold venture" that it must have appeared to build a farm in this moorland, but this is probably folk etymology... |
bengal ( ; , ) is a historical geographical, ethnolinguistic and cultural term referring to a region in the eastern part of the indian subcontinent at the apex of the bay of bengal. the region of bengal proper is divided between modern-day bangladesh and the indian state of west bengal. the indian states of assam and t... |
isaac newton's rotating bucket argument (also known as newton's bucket) 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, causes, and effects" of "true motio... |
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 hours, ... |
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, west virginia, a ce... |
burrhus frederic skinner (march 20, 1904 – august 18, 1990) was an american psychologist, behaviorist, author, inventor, and social philosopher. considered the father of behaviorism, he was the edgar pierce professor of psychology at harvard university from 1958 until his retirement in 1974. considering free will to be... |
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 billstown, arkansas, ... |
wolf martin garber (may 18, 1922 – october 17, 2019), known professionally as bill macy, was an american television, film and stage actor known for his role in the cbs television series maude (1972–1978). early life bill macy was born wolf martin garber on may 18, 1922, in revere, massachusetts, the son of mollie (née ... |
robert montgomery knight (born october 25, 1940) is an american former basketball coach. nicknamed "the general", knight won 902 ncaa division i men's college basketball games, a record at the time of his retirement, and currently fifth all-time. knight is best known as the head coach of the indiana hoosiers from 1971 ... |
black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. common traits include fast tempos, a shrieking vocal style, heavily distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, raw (lo-fi) recording, unconventional song structures, and an emphasis on atmosphere. artists often appear in corpse paint and adopt pseudonyms. dur... |
osama bin laden (1957–2011) was a saudi-born terrorist and the leader of al-qaeda. bin laden or bin laden may also refer to: people bin laden family, saudi business family general bin laden, former liberian warlord tom adam alias bin laden, former central african warlord other uses osama bin laden (elephant), an elepha... |
blizzard entertainment, inc. is an american video game developer and publisher based in irvine, california. a subsidiary of activision blizzard, the company was founded in february 1991 as silicon & synapse, inc. by three graduates of the university of california, los angeles: michael morhaime, frank pearce and allen a... |
robert bellarmine, sj (; 4 october 1542 – 17 september 1621) was an italian jesuit and a cardinal of the catholic church. he was canonized a saint in 1930 and named doctor of the church, one of only 37. he was one of the most important figures in the counter-reformation. bellarmine was a professor of theology and later... |
in literary criticism, a bildungsroman (, plural bildungsromane, ) is a literary genre that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from childhood to adulthood (coming of age), in which character change is important. the term comes from the german words ("education", alternatively "forming") an... |
a bachelor is a man who is not and has never 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 old french presumably derives from provençal and italian , but the ultimate source of the word is unce... |
background radiation is a measure of the level of ionizing radiation present in the environment at a particular location which is not 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 envir... |
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 canada balmoral, b... |
bannock may mean: bannock (food), a kind of bread, cooked on a stone or griddle bannock (indigenous american), various types of bread, usually prepared by pan-frying bannock people, a native american people of what is now southeastern oregon and western idaho bannock county, idaho bannock, ohio bannock pass, between id... |
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... |
the british army is the principal land warfare force of the united kingdom, a part of the british armed forces along with the royal navy and the royal air force. the british army comprises 76,225 regular full-time personnel, 4,139 gurkhas, 26,755 volunteer reserve personnel and 4,532 "other personnel", for a total of 1... |
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, buildin... |
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 ca... |
de benneville "bert" bell (february 25, 1895 – october 11, 1959) was the national football league (nfl) commissioner from 1946 until his death in 1959. as commissioner, he introduced competitive parity into the nfl to improve the league's commercial viability and promote its popularity. whereas bell had become the chie... |
robert quinlan costas (born march 22, 1952) is an american sportscaster who is known for his long tenure with nbc sports, from 1980 through 2019. he has received 28 emmy awards for his work and was the prime-time host of 12 olympic games from 1988 until 2016. he is currently employed by warner bros. discovery sports, w... |
bamberg (, , ; east franconian: bambärch) is a town in upper franconia district in bavaria, germany, on the river regnitz close to its confluence with the river main. bamberg had 79,000 inhabitants in 2022. the town dates back to the 9th century, when its name was derived from the nearby castle. cited as one of germany... |
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) |
bloody mary originally referred to: mary i of england (1516–1558), queen of england and ireland, so called because of her persecution of protestants bloody mary may also refer to: film urban legends: bloody mary, a 2005 horror film bloody mary (2006 film), a 2006 horror film bloody mary (2022 film), a 2022 crime drama ... |
charles william mumy jr. (; born february 1, 1954) is an american actor, writer, and musician and a figure in the science-fiction community/comic book fandom. he came to prominence in the 1960s as a child actor whose work included television appearances on bewitched, i dream of jeannie, the twilight zone, alfred hitchc... |
the house of bonaparte is a former imperial and royal european dynasty of corsican origin. it was founded in 1804 by napoleon i, the son of corsican nobleman carlo buonaparte and letizia buonaparte (née ramolino). napoleon was a french military leader who rose to power during the french revolution and who, in 1804, tra... |
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, forming a generally twisted, pleated sheet. a β-strand is a stretch of polypeptide chain ty... |
beryl ( ) is a mineral composed of beryllium aluminium silicate with the chemical formula be3al2si6o18. well-known varieties of beryl include emerald and aquamarine. naturally occurring, hexagonal crystals of beryl can be up to several meters in size, but terminated crystals are relatively rare. pure beryl is colorless... |
basel ( , ), also known as basle ( ), is a city in northwestern switzerland on the river rhine. basel is switzerland's third-most-populous city (after zürich and geneva), with 177,595 inhabitants within the city municipality limits. the official language of basel is (the swiss variety of standard) german, and the main ... |
the black russian is a cocktail of vodka and kahlua. 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 slice an... |
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 brief reactive psychosis british racing partnership, former british motor racing te... |
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 centered on intelligent rabbits. it introduced several innovations to role-playing game design, being the first game to encourage players to have non-humanoid roles, and... |
bundaberg rum, colloquially known as bundy, is a dark rum owned by diageo. is produced in bundaberg east, queensland, australia, by the bundaberg distilling company. in 2010, the bundaberg distilling company was inducted into the queensland business leaders hall of fame. history bundaberg rum originated because the loc... |
ben nevis ( ; , ) is the highest mountain in scotland, the united kingdom and the british isles. the summit is above sea level and is the highest land in any direction for . ben nevis stands at the western end of the grampian mountains in the highland region of lochaber, close to the town of fort william. the mountain ... |
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. it is a type of bipolar disorder an... |
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 facundo bacardí massó, bacardi limited has been family-owned for seven generations,... |
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 about 10,000 men enlisted during the conflict. the vast majority were unemployed former british soldiers who had fought i... |
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 natural gas (which is mainly methane) or a liquefied petroleum gas, such as propane, butane, or a mixt... |
the blue whale (balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal and a baleen whale. reaching a maximum confirmed length of and weighing up to , it is the largest animal known ever to have existed. the blue whale's long and slender body can be of various shades of greyish-blue dorsally and somewhat lighter underneath. four su... |
the bolsheviks (, ; from большинство, , 'majority'), led by vladimir lenin, were a far-left faction of the marxist russian social democratic labour party (rsdlp) which split with the mensheviks at the second party congress in 1903. the bolshevik party seized power in russia in the october revolution of 1917, and was la... |
the battle of świecino (named for the village of świecino, near żarnowiec lake, northern poland) also called the battle of żarnowiec or in german die schlacht bei schwetz, took place on september 17, 1462 during the thirteen years' war. the polish forces, commanded by piotr dunin and consisting of some 2,000 mercenarie... |
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