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In the Viking tradition, Bo or Boh was a fierce Gothic captain and a son of Odin. When Viking troops surprised their enemies they invoke his name, calling out Bo! The custom lives on in Britain where it is customary to shout boo! When taking someone by surprise.
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The ISO (International Standards Organisation) assigns a two character code to each country name. These codes are used by Internet 'whois' databases (these two character abbreviations are the whois country codes) and also other applications.
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The bo tree, lso called the Pipal or Prepul (Ficus religiosa) is an Indian fig tree held sacred to Buddha and of Vishnu. It is a tree of considerable size, with sap abounding in caoutchouc, while it also yields lac.
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Albert Salmi (real name Alfred Salmi) was an American actor. He was born in 1928 at Brooklyn, New York and died in 1990. After serving in the Army during the Second World War, he used the GI Bill to study at the Dramatic Workshop of the American Theater Wing and the prestigious Actors Studio. He became a stage actor, eventually making it to Broadway, where his role as Bo Decker in 'Bus Stop' was his biggest stage success. A compromise between the stage and screen was live television drama, in which he was cast regularly. Salmi's very first film appearance was a choice role in 'The Brothers Karamazov', for which he turned down an Oscar nomination. The National Board of Review succeeded in presenting him with their award for the same picture, however. Salmi came to enjoy film work and actively sought out parts in westerns. He then became a very familiar presence, especially on the TV screen, where he guest starred in many of the westerns and other series of the sixties and seventies. He committed suicide in 1990.
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Bo Hopkins is an American actor. He was born in 1942 at Greenville, South Carolina.
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Bo Svenson is a Swedish-born American actor, writer, film director and producer. He was born in 1944 at Gothenburg.
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Seann William Scott is an American actor. He was born in 1976 at Cottage Grove, Minnessota. He co-starred in the role of 'Bo Duke' in the 2005 film 'The Dukes of Hazard'.
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Bo Derek (real name Mary Cathleen Collins) is an American actress and glamour model. She was born in 1956 at Long Beach, California. Bo Derek became famous after appearing as the sultry, sexy Jenny Hanley in the 1979 comedy 10. Bo Derek is less renowned for her acting ability - she was awarded the title worse actress for her role in the 1981 film Tarzan the Ape Man - than for her willingness to undress for the camera. This willingness to undress (including being photographed for Playboy magazine) led to her being a favourite pin-up of the 1980's.
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The Bolkow Bo 810 Cobra was a German small wire-guided anti-tank missile used by NATO forces during the mid-1960's. The Bolkow Bo 810 Cobra was a small weapon capable of being carried and deployed by one soldier. The Bolkow Bo 810 Cobra was armed with a 2.5 kg hollow-charge warhead capable of penetrating 475 mm of armour at ranges between 400 metres and 1600 meters, and had a top speed of 306 kmh. Later models increased the range to 2000 metres and could penetrate 500 mm of armour.
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The Coonan .357 Magnum is an American pistol based upon the Colt M1911 but chambered for the .357 Magnum cartridge and made from stainless steel, first produced in 1983. The Coonan .357 Magnum takes a 7-round magazine and has adjustable Bo-Mar sights.
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