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Thumbi Ndung’u
Thumbi Ndung’u is a Kenyan-born virologist at the Africa Health Research Institute in Durban, South Africa, elected to the US National Academy of Medicine in 2024.
Thumbnail
A thumbnail, or thumbnail image, is a small preview of a larger image, video, or document, used for visual indexing in file browsers, galleries, and search results.
Thumbscrew (torture)
Thumbscrew, or thumbikins in Scotland, an early modern European metal vice torture device that crushed thumbs or fingers by turning a screw to force confessions; used until the 1700s, now banned as inherently degrading.
Thummala Nageswara Rao
Thummala Nageswara Rao, born 1953, is an Indian National Congress politician and Telangana minister for agriculture, marketing, and handlooms, elected from Khammam in 2023.
THUMP-like domain
THUMP (THioUridine synthase, Methyltransferase and Pseudouridine synthase) domain: a conserved alpha/beta RNA-binding domain, predicted by Aravind and Koonin in 2001, that captures the 3'-CCA end of tRNA to position it for modification by catalytic domains.
Thumper (cable fault testing)
A thumper is a high-voltage surge generator that locates faults in underground power cables by arcing at the fault, producing an audible thump crews pinpoint from the surface.
Thumri
Thumri (ठुमरी) is a semi-classical vocal genre of Hindustani music exploring love and devotion with melodic freedom beyond khayal, historically tied to the courtesan culture of Lucknow and Varanasi.
Thums Up
Thums Up is an Indian cola soft-drink brand launched in 1977 by the Parle group after Coca-Cola exited India, and owned by Coca-Cola since 1993.
Thunbergia
Thunbergia (Acanthaceae, Thunbergioideae) is a genus of 100–150 twining Old World tropical plants named for Carl Peter Thunberg; includes ornamentals T. alata and T. laurifolia, medicinal rang jued, and invasive T. grandiflora.
Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan (തുഞ്ചത്ത് രാമാനുജൻ എഴുത്തച്ഛൻ)
Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan (തുഞ്ചത്ത് രാമാനുജൻ എഴുത്തച്ഛൻ) is a 16th-century Kerala poet honored as the father of Malayalam, credited with the Kilippattu form and the Adhyatma Ramayanam and Mahabharatam Kilippattu, with uncertain dates, name and caste.
Thundarr the Barbarian
Thundarr the Barbarian is a 1980 Ruby-Spears/ABC post-apocalyptic sword-and-sorcery cartoon, 21 episodes, created by Steve Gerber with designs by Alex Toth and Jack Kirby, starring Thundarr, Princess Ariel, and Ookla the Mok.
Thunder
Thunder, also called a clap of thunder, is the sound produced by lightning, which heats its channel to about 54,000°F so the air expands explosively into a shock wave.
Thunder (DC Comics)
Thunder (Anissa Pierce) is a DC Comics superheroine, eldest daughter of Black Lightning, created by Judd Winick and Tom Raney. Debuting in Outsiders #1 (2003), she controls her body density, generating shockwaves, and stars as Nafessa Williams's Thunder on The CW's Black Lightning.
Thunder (Imagine Dragons song)
Thunder (Imagine Dragons song), released April 27, 2017 as the second single from Evolve; written by the four band members with Alex Da Kid and Jayson DeZuzio; peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, spent 24 weeks at No. 1 on Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, and became the band's fourth RIAA Diamond single.
Thunder (천둥) (singer)
Thunder (천둥, Cheondung), real name Park Sang-hyun, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and actor born 1990 in Busan; ex-MBLAQ member (2009–2014), soloist since 2016, husband of Mimi, and half of the duo CATtRIEVER under MOOVE LABEL.
Thunder 3 (サンダー3) (manga)
Thunder 3 (サンダー3) is a completed 10-volume science fiction manga by Yuki Ikeda, serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Magazine 2022–2026, about the Small 3 middle school trio entering a multiverse drawn in a different art style to rescue Pyontaro's sister; adapted into a 2026 +Ultra anime.
Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay is a city in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, formed January 1, 1970 by amalgamating Fort William, Port Arthur, Neebing, and McIntyre. A Lake Superior port city of about 123,000, it ships Western Canadian grain and anchors the region's economy.
Thunder Bay 36 Fire
Thunder Bay 36 was a 2026 wildfire in northwestern Ontario and the largest ever recorded in Ontario, burning around Wabakimi Provincial Park and destroying Namaygoosisagagun First Nation.
Thunder Bay Airport
Thunder Bay Airport, also called Thunder Bay International Airport, is an international airport serving Thunder Bay, Ontario, opened in 1938 as Fort William Municipal Airport.
Thunder Force (film)
Thunder Force is a 2021 Netflix superhero comedy directed and written by Ben Falcone, starring Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer as childhood friends given superpowers; released April 9, 2021, it scored 22% on Rotten Tomatoes but topped Nielsen streaming charts.
Thunder in Paradise
Thunder in Paradise is a 1993-1994 American syndicated action series and film starring Hulk Hogan and Chris Lemmon as ex-Navy SEALs with a high-tech superboat, created by the Baywatch producers and filmed at Disney-MGM Studios.
Thunder River Rapids Ride
Thunder River Rapids Ride was a river rapids water ride at Dreamworld, Gold Coast, Australia, opened 1986 and demolished after a 25 October 2016 pump-failure raft collision on its conveyor killed four guests, leading to a $3.6 million fine against Ardent Leisure.
Thunder Rosa
Thunder Rosa (Melissa Cervantes) is a Mexican-American pro wrestler, San Antonio-based, first Mexican-born NWA World Women's and AEW Women's World Champion, CMLL national champion 2026, Mission Pro Wrestling co-founder.
Thunderball (film)
Thunderball (1965) is the fourth official James Bond film, directed by Terence Young with Sean Connery as 007, in which SPECTRE's Emilio Largo steals two NATO warheads for a £100 million ransom; famous for underwater sequences, Kevin McClory's rights dispute, and the 1983 remake Never Say Never Again.
Thunderball (Melvins 1983 album)
Thunderball (2025) is the third album by Melvins 1983, the Melvins lineup of Buzz Osborne and original drummer Mike Dillard, released on Ipecac Recordings; five tracks, 34 minutes, with noise artists Void Manes and Ni Maîtres.
Thunderball (novel)
Thunderball is the ninth book in Ian Fleming's James Bond series, first published in 1961, in which Bond pursues SPECTRE after it steals two atomic bombs, introducing Blofeld.
Thunderbird (mythology)
Thunderbird (Wakinyan, Animikii) is a widespread supernatural bird of Indigenous North American mythology whose wingbeats make thunder and whose eyes flash lightning; a protector, sky-power, and adversary of underwater serpents across Plains, Woodlands, and Northwest Coast traditions.
Thunderbird Innovation (雷鸟创新)
Thunderbird Innovation (雷鸟创新), marketed internationally as RayNeo, is a Chinese AR and AI glasses company founded in Shenzhen in 2021 by Howie Li and incubated by TCL Electronics.
Thunderbirds (2004 film)
Thunderbirds (2004) is a live-action family sci-fi film directed by Jonathan Frakes, adapting Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's 1960s puppet series. Starring Bill Paxton, Ben Kingsley, and Brady Corbet, it flopped with $6.8M US gross, 18% on Rotten Tomatoes, and disappointed creator Gerry Anderson.
Thunderbirds (TV series)
Thunderbirds is a 1965 British Supermarionation puppet series by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson about International Rescue, the Tracy family, and five Thunderbird machines; 32 episodes, two 1960s films, and revivals in 1991, 2004, and 2015.