FACTOID # 140: In Switzerland, the average person has to work for 102 minutes to buy a kilogram of beef - one of the longest times in the developed world. On the other hand, they only have work 14 hours to buy a refrigerator for it.
 
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Look up taurus, Taurus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

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Taurus is Latin for "bull" and may refer to: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... Look up bull in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ... Taurus (IPA: , Latin: , symbol , ) is one of the constellations of the zodiac. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Places

  • Taurus Mountains, located in northern Syria/southern Turkey
  • Montes Taurus, a Lunar mountain range named after the Turkish mountains
  • Taures, an ancient region in today's Crimea

The Taurus Mountains (Taurus=bull in greek) (Turkish Toros, also known as Ala-Dagh or Bulghar-Dagh) are a mountain range in Eastern Anatolian plateau, from which the Euphrates (Turkish Fırat) River descends into Syria. ... Montes Taurus is a rugged, jumbled mountainous region on the Moon. ... Tauri is also the genitive form (not the plural) of taurus [1]. The Tauri (), also Scythotauri, Tauri Scythae, Tauroscythae (Pliny, 4. ...

Vehicles

Military:

  • Taurus rocket, an American space launch vehicle
  • Taurus missile KEPD 150/350, a Swedish/German cruise missile
  • USS Taurus (PHM-3), a hydrofoil formerly operated by the United States Navy
  • Bristol Taurus, a 14-cylinder two-row radial aircraft engine
  • Taurus Armoured Recovery Vehicle, a Canadian ARV based on the Leopard tank

Civilian: Taurus is an German/Swedish air-launched cruise missile, manufactured by EADS, Saab Bofors Dynamics and used by Germany and Sweden. ... TAURUS KEPD 350 Target Adaptive Unitary and Dispenser Robotic Ubiquity System / Kinetic Energy Penetrator and Destroyer is a German/Swedish air-launched cruise missile, manufactured by TAURUS System GmbH (TSG) and used by Germany and Spain. ... USS Taurus (PHM-3) was the third ship in a class of hydrofoils operated by the U.S. Navy. ... Bristol Taurus engine The Taurus was a 14_cylinder two_row radial aircraft engine, produced by the Bristol Engine Company starting in 1936. ... Conqueror Armoured Recovery Vehicle 2 An armoured recovery vehicle (ARV) is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to repair battle-damaged or broken-down armoured vehicles during combat, or to tow them off the battlefield for more extensive repairs. ... The Leopard (or Leopard 1) is a German designed and produced main battle tank that first entered service in 1965 and was used as the main battle tank for Germany, several other European countries, Australia, Canada, Brazil and Chile. ...

Not to be confused with Ford Taunus. ... Taurus was an 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotive operated by the South Devon Railway. ...

Software

  • TAURUS, the University at Buffalo's credit transfer system
  • TAURUS (share trading), an unsuccessful IT project at the International Stock Exchange

Look up taurus, Taurus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Taurus was a program that set to transfer the London Stock Exchange from paper communication to an automated system. ...

Music

Taurus is a rapper that became slightly known from his single Taurus Here in 2005. ... The first model of the Moog Taurus bass pedal synthesizer was created and manufactured by Moog Music from 1976 to 1981. ...

Fiction

  • Taurus Bulba, a villain in the animated television series Darkwing Duck
  • OZ-12SMS Taurus, an armoured suit in the anime New Mobile Report Gundam Wing

Taurus Bulba is a fictional character created for the animated television series Darkwing Duck. ... The OZ-12SMS Taurus was a mass-production transformable mobile suit in the Gundam anime television series New Mobile Report Gundam Wing. ...

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This article needs to be updated. ... Operation Taurus was the name of a planned prosecution by the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) against Martin McGuinness. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline for Biographies. ... Gay pornography is, for most intents and purposes, the cinematic, video or published presentation of all-male sexual activity with the primary goal of sexual arousal in a homosexual (aka gay) or bisexual male audience. ...

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Taurus, the Bull - Astrology on the Web (577 words)
Taurus loves nature and natural things, but due to a fondness for comfort and ease, the Bull can be quite lazy.
The Moon is exalted in Taurus, giving success with matters to do with the public and, combined with the influence of Venus, a passionate nature endowed with a strong sense of loyalty and fidelity.
Taurus is naturally lazy and tends to overindulge, so a good approach to health and wellbeing would include a well-planned regime of disciplined exercise and diet.
Taurus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (139 words)
Taurus, one of the constellations of the zodiac
TAURUS (Transfer and Automated Registration of Uncertificated Stock) was an unsuccessful IT project at the International Stock Exchange.
USS Taurus, a hydrofoil formerly operated by the U.S. Navy.
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