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Bronze owl-shaped zun of Fuhao
The bronze owl-shaped zun of Fuhao (妇好鸮尊) is a pair of late Shang dynasty bronze wine vessels cast as standing owls, excavated in 1976 from Fuhao's tomb at Yinxu, Anyang.
Bronze rhinoceros zun
The bronze rhinoceros zun is a Western Han dynasty bronze wine vessel shaped as a rhinoceros, excavated in 1963 near Xingping, Shaanxi, and held in the National Museum of China.
Bronze Sacred Tree of Sanxingdui
The Bronze Sacred Tree of Sanxingdui (青铜神树) is a late Shang bronze ritual tree from Sichuan, China; the restored No. 1 tree stands 3.96 meters tall.
Bronze Sphinx of Thutmose III
The Bronze Sphinx of Thutmose III is a small bronze statuette in the Louvre showing the Egyptian pharaoh as a reclining sphinx, dated by inscription to 1479–1425 BC.
Bronze Standing Figure of Sanxingdui
This late Shang period bronze statue, known as the "King of World Bronze Statues," was excavated in 1986 from the Sanxingdui site in Sichuan, China.
Bronze Star Medal
The Bronze Star Medal, also called the Bronze Star, is a United States military decoration for heroic or meritorious combat service, authorized by President Roosevelt in February 1944.
Bronze Tablet
The Bronze Tablet is a Hittite bronze treaty tablet recording the treaty between King Tudhaliya IV and his cousin Kurunta of Tarhuntassa, found at Hattusa in 1986.
Bronze Tiger
Bronze Tiger, real name Ben Turner, is a DC Comics martial artist created by Dennis O'Neil and Jim Berry in the 1974 novel Dragon's Fists, debuting in Richard Dragon, Kung-Fu Fighter #1 (1975); brainwashed by the League of Assassins, later a Suicide Squad field leader who beat Batman.
Brooch
A brooch is an ornamental piece of jewelry fastened to a garment by a hinged pin, worn since the Bronze Age; clasp types help date antique pieces.
Brood X
Brood X, the Great Eastern Brood, is the largest 17-year brood of periodical cicadas (Magicicada septendecim, cassinii, septendecula), emerging across 15 eastern US states in 2021 and next in 2038.
Broods
Broods are a New Zealand sibling pop duo, Georgia and Caleb Nott from Nelson, formed 2013. Known for "Bridges", four albums including Evergreen and Space Island, Joel Little production, and multiple NZ Music Awards.
Brook (ブルック) (One Piece)
Brook, also known as Soul King Brook, is a fictional character in the manga One Piece: a living skeleton and musician of the Straw Hat Pirates.
Brook Benton
Brook Benton (Benjamin Franklin Peay, 1931-1988) was an American baritone singer and songwriter of soul, R&B, and pop, known for "It's Just a Matter of Time," duets with Dinah Washington, and "Rainy Night in Georgia."
Brook Lee
Brook Antoinette Mahealani Lee, Miss USA 1997 and Miss Universe 1997 from Pearl City, Hawaii; the only native Hawaiian to win both titles, later a TV host.
Brook Lopez
Brook Lopez, born 1988, is a 7'1" American NBA center for the LA Clippers; drafted 10th overall in 2008, Brooklyn Nets all-time leading scorer, 2021 NBA champion with Milwaukee.
Brook Porter
Brook Porter is an American venture capitalist and trained chemical engineer who co-founded G2 Venture Partners after co-managing Kleiner Perkins' $1 billion Green Growth Fund for roughly a decade.
Brook rearrangement
The Brook rearrangement is an organic reaction in which a silyl group migrates from carbon to oxygen, first reported by Adrian Gibbs Brook in 1958.
Brook salamanders (Eurycea)
Eurycea, brook salamanders, is a genus of 34 plethodontid salamander species from eastern North America, including the neotenic, spring- and cave-dwelling central Texas species such as Eurycea sosorum and E. rathbuni.
Brook Taylor
Brook Taylor (1685–1731) was an English mathematician best known for Taylor's theorem and the Taylor series, and also credited with creating the calculus of finite differences and founding Britain's mathematical theory of linear perspective.
Brook trout
Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), also called brookie, coaster, or salter, is a char native to eastern North America, a popular sportfish introduced on every continent except Antarctica, with growth limited above 16 degrees C and stress onset near 21 degrees C.
Brooke Adams (actress)
Brooke Adams is an American actress born 1949 in New York City, star of Days of Heaven, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and The Dead Zone; not the wrestler Brooke Adams or Brooke Lee Adams. Married to Tony Shalhoub.
Brooke Alexx
Brooke Alexx, stage name of Brooke Alexandria Greenberg, is an independent American pop singer-songwriter from Old Tappan, New Jersey, based in Nashville. Known for the viral TikTok hit "All My Exes' Moms", the 2023 American Songwriter Song Contest Pop win, and the albums Big Mouth (2024) and Dream Girl (2026).
Brooke Ann Slavens
Brooke Ann Slavens is an American biomechanical engineer, professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, and recipient of the 2025 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
Brooke Apshkrum
Brooke Apshkrum, Canadian luger from Calgary, won women's singles gold at the 2016 Lillehammer Youth Olympic Games, Canada's first gold there, and placed 13th in singles at PyeongChang 2018; later a Whistler development coach.
Brooke Army Medical Center
Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC), Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas: the DoD's largest military hospital and only Level 1 trauma center, home of the USAISR Burn Center, 425 beds, founded 1879, renamed BAMC 1946.
Brooke Astor
Brooke Astor (Roberta Brooke Russell, 1902–2007), New York socialite and philanthropist, ran the Vincent Astor Foundation and gave away about $195 million to NYC institutions; her son Anthony Marshall was convicted of exploiting her.
Brooke Averick
Brooke Averick (@ladyefron), born 1996, is an American TikTok comedian, co-host of TMG Studios' Brooke and Connor Make a Podcast with Connor Wood, and author of the 2026 debut novel Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It, being adapted by Netflix.
Brooke Baldwin
Brooke Baldwin (Lauren Brooke Baldwin, born 1979, Atlanta) is an American journalist, author of Huddle, and former CNN Newsroom anchor (2008–2021), later host of Netflix's The Trust and the Substack Unraveling.
Brooke Bennett
Brooke Bennett, born Brooke Marie Bennett, is an American distance freestyler who secured three Olympic gold medals, earning her a unique place for winning the 800m event at two Games.
Brooke Bundy
Brooke Bundy names two American actresses: a veteran screen actress (born 1943 or 1944, NYC) who played Elaine Parker in Nightmare on Elm Street 3 and 4, and Bruce Bundy, Octavia in The Hunger Games.