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Bono
Bono (Paul David Hewson, born 1960, Dublin) is the Irish lead singer and lyricist of U2, formed 1976 at Mount Temple school. Distinguished by his activism: co-founder of ONE and (RED), DATA founder, honorary knight, TIME Person of the Year 2005.
Bono East
Bono East is a region of Ghana created in February 2019 from Brong Ahafo by CI 113, capital Techiman, 11 assemblies, area 23,654.54 km2, 2021 census population about 1.2 million.
Bono social eléctrico
The bono social eléctrico (electricity social bonus) is a Spanish discount on regulated electricity bills for vulnerable low-income households, introduced in 2009 and covering over 1.6 million homes by 2025.
Bono State
Bono State, also called Bonoman, was an early Akan polity founded in the 14th century at Bono Manso in present-day Ghana, flourishing on the gold trade before Asante's rise.
Bono: Stories of Surrender
Bono: Stories of Surrender is a 2025 Apple TV+ black-and-white documentary directed by Andrew Dominik, adapting Bono's one-man Beacon Theatre stage show based on his 2022 memoir Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story.
Bonobo
Bonobo (Pan paniscus), the pygmy chimpanzee, an endangered great ape found only south of the Congo River in the DRC; female-led societies, 98.7% human DNA sharing, 15,000–20,000 minimum population, threatened by bushmeat hunting.
Bonobo (musician)
Bonobo is the alias of British producer and DJ Simon Green (born 1976), known for jazz-inflected downtempo electronic albums on Ninja Tune, including Black Sands, Migration, Fragments, and the 2026 release Distance in Static.
Bonolota Express (film)
Bonolota Express (বনলতা এক্সপ্রেস) is a 2026 Bangladeshi comedy-adventure film directed and produced by Tanim Noor, adapted from Humayun Ahmed's novel Kichukkhon, released 21 March 2026 and a record-setting North American box office success.
Bonsai (盆栽)
Bonsai (盆栽, penjing's Japanese descendant) is the art of growing miniature trees in shallow pots via pruning, wiring, and root restriction; most species are grown outdoors, with sizes from under 2 to over 60 inches.
Bonsai Garden (China)
Bonsai Garden (盆景园) is the Chinese garden type dedicated to displaying penjing, the Chinese art of miniature potted trees and landscapes. Notable examples include the Bao Family Garden in Huangshan (nearly 10,000 penjing, 21.73 ha), the National Botanical Garden in Beijing (20,000 m2), and Fairy Lake Botanical Garden in Shenzhen.
Bonsai Kitten
Bonsai Kitten, also called BonsaiKitten.com, was a December 2000 satirical MIT student hoax site claiming kittens could be grown into jar shapes; it triggered FBI investigation, animal rights complaints, and chain-email petitions, though no cats were ever harmed.
Bonsucro
Bonsucro, formerly the Better Sugar Cane Initiative, is a global non-profit certifying sustainable sugarcane production for sugar, ethanol, and molasses; its certified cane was about 6.5% of global production in 2021-22.
Bontang
Bontang (Kota Bontang) is a coastal city in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, on the Makassar Straits, home to the Badak LNG complex (trains A–H, 1977–1999) and Pupuk Kaltim fertilizer plant; population about 194,600, land area 158.23 km².
Bontang LNG Terminal
The Bontang LNG Terminal is an LNG export and processing facility at Bontang, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, operated by PT Badak NGL with a capacity of 11.85 Mtpa.
Bontia daphnoides
Bontia daphnoides (white alling, wild olive, sea olive) is the sole species of the genus Bontia, a coastal Caribbean and northern South American shrub or small tree in Scrophulariaceae, used as a hedge, windbreak, and medicine, introduced to Florida and Hawaii.
Bontshe the Silent
Bontshe the Silent (Yiddish: באָנטשע שװײַג) is an 1894 short story by I. L. Peretz about a meek poor man honored in a heavenly court.
Bonus (basketball)
Bonus (penalty situation) in basketball: once a team exceeds its team-foul quota (NBA/FIBA four per quarter, NCAA seven and ten per half, NFHS five per quarter), subsequent common fouls award free throws; thresholds and formats differ by rulebook.
Bonus Army
The Bonus Army (Bonus Expeditionary Force) was a 1932 movement of about 20,000 World War I veterans who camped in Washington, D.C., demanding early payment of 1924 bonus certificates due in 1945; the Army evicted them on July 28, 1932.
Bonwit Teller
Bonwit Teller, a luxury New York women's department store founded by Paul Bonwit and Edmund Teller in the 1890s, famed for its Art Deco Fifth Avenue flagship demolished in 1980 for Trump Tower, and defunct as a chain after 1990.
Bony erosion
Bony erosion (bone erosion, osseous erosion; ICD-11 ME92.1) is a focal imaging defect in the subchondral bone plate or cortex with trabecular loss, caused by osteoclastic resorption in inflammatory arthritis, gout, osteoarthritis, infection, metabolic disease, or tumors.
BonziBuddy
BonziBuddy was a freeware desktop virtual assistant for Microsoft Windows, distributed by Bonzi Software from 1999, featuring an interactive animated purple gorilla that told jokes and offered shopping advice.
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, also the Bonzo Dog Dada Band and Bonzo Dog Band: British comedy rock group formed in London in 1962 by art students, led by Vivian Stanshall and Neil Innes, known for Gorilla, Do Not Adjust Your Set, and the UK number 5 hit I'm the Urban Spaceman.
Boo (dog)
Boo (2006–2019), the Pomeranian known as the World's Cutest Dog, a pioneering Facebook pet celebrity with 16–17 million followers, four books, Gund plush toys, Virgin America partnership, owner Irene Ahn.
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween is a 2017 American comedy horror film written and directed by Tyler Perry, the tenth film in the Madea series.
Boo Carter
Boo Carter (Orlando Boo Carter) is a college football defensive back and punt returner from Chattanooga, Tennessee, who played 2024-25 at Tennessee, earned 2024 SEC All-Freshman honors, was dismissed in November 2025, and transferred to Colorado for 2026.
Boo Kullberg
Boo Kullberg (Anders Boo Georg Kullberg, 1889-1962), Swedish gymnast, won 1912 Olympic gold in the Swedish system team event and introduced Swedish gymnastics in Lisbon, Portugal, from 1913.
BOO Seattle 2026
BOO Seattle 2026 is Insomniac's annual Halloween-season electronic dance music festival, held October 30–31, 2026 at WAMU Theater in Seattle, Washington, headlined by GRiZ and Subtronics.
Boo, Bitch
Boo, Bitch is an American teen comedy limited series released on Netflix in 2022, starring Lana Condor as a high school senior who believes she has become a ghost.
Boo! A Madea Halloween
Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016) is a Tyler Perry horror comedy, written, produced, and directed by Perry, inspired by a Top Five joke; it grossed $73.2 million domestically for Lionsgate and spawned Boo 2! in 2017.
Boo.com
Boo.com was a London-based online fashion retailer founded in 1998 by three Swedish entrepreneurs, which burned through roughly $185 million before collapsing in May 2000.