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Bavörr (crater on Callisto)
Bavörr (Bavorr) is an 85.3-km-wide IAU-approved impact crater on Callisto at 49.1°N, 20.0°W, named in 1979 after a Norse dwarf, following the moon's Far North mythology naming theme.
Bavuca South Oil Field
Bavuca South Oil Field (Bavuca Sul) is an operating conventional oil field in Block 15, offshore Angola, discovered in 2022 and operated by an ExxonMobil affiliate.
Bawa Jan Gwarzo
Bawa Jan Gwarzo was Sarkin Gobir, ruler of the Hausa kingdom of Gobir in northwestern Hausaland from 1777 to 1795, remembered for granting Usman dan Fodio's five requests.
Bawaal (बवाल)
Bawaal (बवाल) is a 2023 Hindi romantic drama directed by Nitesh Tiwari, starring Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor, released directly on Prime Video on 21 July 2023; it was 2023's most-watched direct-to-OTT Hindi film but drew Holocaust-trivialization controversy.
Bawag Group
Bawag Group, formally BAWAG Group AG, is a publicly listed Austrian retail and SME banking group serving more than 4 million customers in seven core markets.
Bawang Putih Bawang Merah
Bawang Putih Bawang Merah, Malay for "Garlic and Shallot," is a popular Indonesian folk tale about kind Bawang Putih and her envious stepsister Bawang Merah under a harsh stepmother.
Bawangchao Mountain Fortress Site
Bawangchao Mountain Fortress Site (霸王朝山城遗址) is a middle-to-late Goguryeo military fortress on a mountaintop near Ji'an, Jilin, China, radiocarbon dated to AD 550–655 and protected at the national level since 2019.
Bawarchi (बावर्ची)
Bawarchi (बावर्ची), also known as The Cook, is a 1972 Hindi comedy-drama directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, starring Rajesh Khanna as cook Raghu and Jaya Bhaduri, a remake of Tapan Sinha's Bengali Golpo Holeo Sotti with music by Madan Mohan.
Bawls
Bawls Guarana, a highly caffeinated guarana soda launched by Hoby Buppert in Miami Beach in November 1996, sold in a cobalt-blue bumpy bottle with 64 mg caffeine per 10 oz, a 2000s LAN-party and QuakeCon gamer staple.
Bawshar
Bawshar (بوشر) is a coastal wilayat of Muscat Governorate in northeastern Oman, part of the capital's urban area and home to Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque.
Bawtry Roman fort
Bawtry Roman fort, the Scaftworth fortlet, is a scheduled triple-ditched Roman military enclosure of the late 4th century AD beside the River Idle near Bawtry, Nottinghamshire, on the York–Lincoln Roman road.
BAX
BAX (BCL2 associated X, apoptosis regulator; BCL2L4), a P53-regulated pro-apoptotic BCL-2 family effector at 19q13.33 that, with BAK, forms mitochondrial outer membrane pores releasing cytochrome c to trigger intrinsic apoptosis.
Baxter (robot)
Baxter is a dual-arm collaborative industrial robot introduced in 2012 by Rethink Robotics, a Boston company co-founded by iRobot's Rodney Brooks, and trained by demonstration rather than programming.
Baxter Black
Baxter Black (1945 – June 10, 2022) was an American cowboy poet, humorist, and former large-animal veterinarian who became the country's best-known cowboy poet through his syndicated column, NPR commentaries, and more than 30 books.
Baxter Dury
Baxter Dury (born 1971) is an English singer-songwriter, son of Ian Dury, known for spoken-sung indie pop on albums from Len Parrot's Memorial Lift (2002) to Allbarone (2025) and the memoir Chaise Longue.
Baxter International
Baxter International (NYSE: BAX), Deerfield, Illinois medical technology company founded 1931; largest US IV solutions maker via North Cove, NC plant (60% of supply); sold Kidney Care (Vantive) to Carlyle for $3.80B in 2025; Novum IQ pump recalls.
Bay
Bay: a broad coastal inlet partly enclosed by land, related to bights, gulfs, and sounds. Many large bays such as Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay are estuaries with brackish, tidally mixed water.
Bay (district)
Bay (Baay) is a region of South West State, Somalia, with four districts and capital Baidoa (Baydhabo). Mainly Rahanweyn agro-pastoralists; heavily affected by Al-Shabaab insurgency, displacement, and famine risk.
Bay (horse)
Bay is a horse coat color with a reddish-brown body and black mane, tail, and lower legs, one of the three base coat colors of horses.
Bay Area Figurative Movement
The Bay Area Figurative Movement, also called the Bay Area Figurative School, was a 1950s and 1960s art movement in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative
Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative (BALCO) was a supplement and mineral-testing lab in Burlingame, California, founded by Victor Conte in 1984 and known for the designer steroid THG scandal.
Bay Area Rapid Transit
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is a heavy-rail rapid transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area, opened in 1972, with five lines and 50 stations in five counties.
Bay Area Rapid Transit rolling stock
Bay Area Rapid Transit rolling stock is the fleet of railcars used by BART in the San Francisco Bay Area, whose legacy fleet was replaced from 2018.
Bay Area thrash
Bay Area thrash is the thrash metal scene centered on San Francisco and the East Bay, home to Metallica, Exodus, and Testament from the early 1980s.
Bay Beach Hire
Bay Beach Hire, Paihia, Bay of Islands, New Zealand: family-run kayak, paddleboard, and bike rental business with 28 years' experience, 3-hour guided tours, and overnight rentals 17 km offshore; distinct from a Byron Bay namesake.
Bay City Rollers
Bay City Rollers: Scottish pop rock band from Edinburgh, 1970s teen idols behind Rollermania, "Bye Bye Baby" and "Shang-a-Lang"; tartan image, two UK No. 1 singles in 1975, manager Tam Paton disputes, and later lineups led by Stuart Wood.
Bay City, Michigan
Bay City, Michigan: county seat of Bay County on the Saginaw River near Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. Founded 1857, incorporated 1865; a lumber-era sawmill port, later maker of pre-cut mail order homes; 2020 population 32,661.
Bay County, Florida, United States
Bay County, Florida: Gulf Coast county in the Panhandle created July 1, 1913 from Washington, Calhoun, and Walton counties; county seat Panama City; home of Tyndall AFB, Port Panama City, and the Gideon v. Wainwright arrest site.
Bay FM
Bay FM, also known as Bay FM 78, is a commercial FM radio station in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, broadcasting on 78.0 MHz since 1989 and serving the Tokyo Bay area.
Bay leaf
Bay leaf, from the Mediterranean bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), is used whole to flavor soups, stews, and braises, then removed before serving because it stays rigid.