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BabyTV
BabyTV is a television channel for infants, toddlers, and parents, launched in Israel in December 2003 as the first 24-hour commercial-free channel for under-threes; acquired by Fox International Channels in 2007, later Disney-owned, distributed in over 100 countries, and wound down in 2026.
Babyxsosa
Babyxsosa (Jasia Abrams, born 2000) is an American rapper from Richmond, Virginia; ex-Surf Gang member known for "Everywhereigo" (2019), EPs Bling Bling and Babyxsosa (2023), and debut album BABYONCE (2024).
Bắc Giang
Bắc Giang (Thành phố Bắc Giang), formerly Phủ Lạng Thương, a class-II city in northeastern Vietnam, capital of Bắc Giang Province until the province merged into Bắc Ninh on 1 July 2025; 258.29 km², 371,151 people after absorbing Yên Dũng district in 2025.
BAC Holding International
BAC Holding International Corp. is a Panamanian holding company, incorporated in 1972 and controlled by Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo, that owns the BAC Credomatic banking group across Central America.
BAC Jet Provost
The BAC Jet Provost, also known as the Hunting Jet Provost, was a British jet trainer serving as the Royal Air Force's standard basic trainer from 1955 to 1993.
Bac Ninh (district)
Bac Ninh (Bắc Ninh), Vietnamese administrative unit in the Red River Delta; formerly Kinh Bac, a province from 1831, merged with Bac Giang in 2025, a centrally-governed city from 20 September 2026.
Bac Ninh FC
Bắc Ninh FC, Vietnamese football club founded late 2023 in Bắc Ninh province, won back-to-back promotions from the Second Division to the First Division (2025-26) and then to the V.League for 2026/27 after beating PVF-CAND 5-4 on penalties in the playoff.
BAC One-Eleven
The BAC One-Eleven, usually written BAC 1-11, was a British short-range twin-jet airliner built by the British Aircraft Corporation, seating up to 119 passengers from 1965.
BAC TSR-2
The BAC TSR-2 was a canceled British tactical strike and reconnaissance aircraft developed for the Royal Air Force; one prototype flew before cancellation in April 1965.
Bắc Từ Liêm
Bắc Từ Liêm (Quận Bắc Từ Liêm) was an urban district of Hanoi created 27 December 2013 by splitting Từ Liêm district; 13 wards, 45.25 km², 366,400 people in 2023; abolished 1 July 2025 into five new wards.
Bacab Virgae
Bacab Virgae is a 485-km-wide virga feature, a dark linear streak system, on Titan at 19°S 151°W, IAU-approved in 2006 and named for the Mayan rain god Bacab.
Bacalao al pil pil
Bacalao al pil pil (bakailaoa pil-pilean) is a Basque salt-cod dish: desalted cod with skin gently cooked in olive oil with garlic and chili, swirled so gelatin emulsifies the sauce, named for the bubbling 'pil pil' sound.
Bacalhau
Bacalhau is salted and dried Atlantic cod, Portugal's national ingredient and the base of hundreds of dishes, preserved since the 14th century so it could survive long sea voyages.
Bacalhau Field
Bacalhau is a giant pre-salt oil field in Brazil's Santos Basin, operated by Equinor, discovered by Petrobras in 2012 and producing since 15 October 2025 through the FPSO Bacalhau.
Bacampicillin
Bacampicillin (Spectrobid) is an oral ester prodrug of ampicillin, hydrolyzed by intestinal esterases to ampicillin. It absorbs faster and more completely than ampicillin, allowing twice daily dosing; US product discontinued.
Bacan Sultanate
The Bacan Sultanate, or Kesultanan Bacan, was a sultanate in North Maluku, Indonesia, one of the four traditional kingdoms alongside Ternate and Tidore, disestablished in 1960.
Bacardi
Bacardi: spirits company founded 1862 in Santiago de Cuba by Facundo Bacardí Massó, maker of BACARDÍ rum and owner of Bacardi Limited brands like PATRÓN, GREY GOOSE, and DEWAR'S.
Bacardi (music genre)
Bacardi, also known as sgubhu saPitori, is a South African dance music genre from Pretoria townships, defined by hard log drums and snares, and fused with amapiano from 2021.
Bacary Sagna
Bacary Sagna, born 1983 in Sens, France, is a former right-back for Auxerre, Arsenal, Manchester City, Benevento and Montreal Impact; 65 France caps, Euro 2016 finalist, FA Cup 2014 winner.
Bacău (city)
Bacău, county capital in Moldavia region, eastern Romania, at the Bistrița–Șiret confluence; first attested 1408, 136,087 residents (2021 census), second Nord-Est city after Iași.
Bacău (district)
Bacău (Județul Bacău) is a county of eastern Romania in Moldavia, capital Bacău city; 6,622 km², about 590,000 people, industrial center with oil refining, wood, textile and food industries.
BACC study
BACC (Biomarkers in Acute Cardiac Care), NCT02355457, is an ongoing single-center prospective cohort study at Hamburg-Eppendorf enrolling suspected MI patients since July 2013 to derive troponin algorithms and multi-biomarker risk models.
Baccalauréat
Baccalauréat (le bac): France's national secondary-school-leaving examination and first higher-education diploma, created 17 March 1808 under Napoleon; graded 60% terminal exams, 40% contrôle continu, with general, technological, and professional tracks.
Baccanae
Baccanae (ad Vacanas, modern Baccano) was a Roman mansio, a road station of the cursus publicus on the Via Cassia, 12 miles from Sutrium and 21 from Rome; excavated from 1979 with tabernae, baths, and a porticoed forum.
Baccano!
Baccano! (バッカーノ!, Italian for 'uproar') is Ryohgo Narita's Dengeki Bunko light novel series of intersecting 1930s Prohibition-era America storylines involving immortals, adapted into a 2007 anime.
Baccara
Baccara, Spanish disco vocal duo formed in 1977 by Mayte Mateos and María Mendiola, famous for "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie", the first Spanish act to top the UK chart; represented Luxembourg at Eurovision 1978.
Baccarat
Baccarat (Baccara) is a casino banking card game where players bet on Player, Banker, or Tie hands nearest 9. Variants: Punto Banco, Chemin de Fer, Baccarat Banque; Banker bet edge 1.06%.
Bacchanalia
Bacchanalia, Roman mystery rites of Dionysus/Bacchus spread from southern Italy via Etruria, suppressed by the senate in 186 BCE under the senatus consultum de Bacchanalibus, the oldest surviving senatus consultum.
Baccharis
Baccharis L. (Baccharidinae, Asteraceae) is a New World genus of about 400-500 dioecious shrub species from the United States to Argentina, used in folk medicine and including the invasive B. halimifolia.
Bacchus (Michelangelo)
Bacchus is a life-size marble statue of the Roman god of wine carved by Michelangelo in Rome in 1496 and 1497, now in the Bargello, Florence.