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(Encyclopedia) badlands, area of severe erosion, usually found in semiarid climates and characterized by countless gullies, steep ridges, and sparse vegetation. Badland topography is formed on poorly…Brown, Samuel Robbins
(Encyclopedia) Brown, Samuel Robbins, 1810–80, American missionary and educator, b. East Windsor, Conn. As a missionary (1839–47) to China, he took charge of a school founded by the Morrison…Brussels griffon
(Encyclopedia) Brussels griffon, breed of sturdy toy dog developed in Belgium in the 18th and 19th cent. It stands about 8 in. (20.3 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 6 to 12 lb (2.7–5.5 kg).…Brown, Herbert Charles
(Encyclopedia) Brown, Herbert Charles, 1912–2004, American chemist, b. London, Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1938. A professor at Wayne State Univ. (1943–47) and Purdue Univ. (1947–78), he shared the 1979…Murphysboro
(Encyclopedia) MurphysboroMurphysboromûrˈfēzbûrˌə [key], city (1990 pop. 9,176), seat of Jackson co., S Ill., on the Big Muddy River; inc. 1867. It is a trade and distribution center for a fertile…Brown, William Wells
(Encyclopedia) Brown, William Wells, 1814–84, African-American abolitionist, writer, and doctor, b. near Lexington, Ky. Born into slavery, the child of a black slave mother and a white slaveholding…brown recluse spider
(Encyclopedia) brown recluse spider or violin spider, poisonous nocturnal spider, Loxoceles reclusa, most common in the SE and S central United States. Adults are 3&fslsh;8 in. (10 mm) long and…Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace) Biography
Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace)rapper Also known as Biggie Smalls, Wallace was one of the first East Coast rappers to embrace gangsta rap. He said his music helped him break away from…Cleveland (Big Cat) Williams Biography
Cleveland (Big Cat) WilliamsAge: 66 heavyweight boxer who overcame serious injuries to become a top contender in the 1960s; lost in the third round to Muhammad Ali in 1966; a state trooper…Brewer's: Look as Big as Bull Beef
(To). To look stout and hearty, as if fed on bull beef. Bull beef was formerly recommended for making men strong and muscular. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Trending
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