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Sailor Uranus is the only Sailor Guardian with this feat

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Hotaru Tomoe is the only Sailor Guardian who didn't get her name changed in the original English dub of the Nineties anime adaptation in contrast to the other nine Guardians, though she went by Jenny in some English translated versions of the manga as in Tokyopop/Mixx.

Notable fact about Ben 10 in terms of this recreational vehicle

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Grampa Max's Rust Bucket was in fact modelled after the iconic GMC motorhome from the Seventies.

Every Power Ranger from 1993 to 2023

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From August 1993 to September 2023. Saban Entertainment era (August 1993 to November 2002; nine years, three months) Mighty Morphin Power Rangers  era (August 1993 to November 1996; three years, three months) Mighty Morphin Power Rangers  s1 (1993-94) - Jason Lee Scott, Zack Taylor, Billy Cranston, Trini Kwan, Kimberly Ann Hart and Tommy Oliver Mighty Morphin Power Rangers  s2 (1994-95) - Rocky DeSantos, Adam Park, Aisha Campbell and Tom Oliver Mighty Morphin Power Rangers  s3 (1995-96) - Dex Stewart, Ninjor, Katherine Hillard, Aurico, Delphine, Cestro, Tideus and Corcus Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers  (1996) - See above Zeo  (1996) - Tanya Sloan, Trey of Triforia and Auric the Conqueror Post- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers  era (March 1997 to November 1998; one year, eight months) Turbo  (1997) - Justin Stewart, Blue Senturion, T.J. Johnson, Carlos Vallerte, Ashley Hammond, Cassie Chan, Phantom Ranger, T.J. Johnson android, Justin Stewart android, Carlos Vallerte android, Ashley Hammond a

Fifteen to July

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By "fifteen", I mean 15 days (two weeks and one day) to go and we're halfway there until it's 2025 after all, of course.

Big Four major leagues by most titles

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As in the Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League, the National Football League and the National Baseball Association after all. MLB (includes pre-World Series) - New York Yankees, 27 American League - New York Yankees, 40 American League East - New York Yankees, 10 American League Central - Cleveland Guardians, 11 American League West - Oakland Athletics, 17 National League - Los Angeles Dodgers, 24 National League East - Atlanta Braves, 18 National League Central - St. Louis Cardinals, 12 National League West - Los Angeles Dodgers, 21 NHL (includes pre-Stanley Cup) - Montreal Canadiens, 25 Eastern Conference - Montreal Canadiens, 25 Atlantic Division - New Jersey Devils, 9 Metropolitan Division - Washington Capitals, 5 Western Conference - Edmonton Oilers, 8 Central Division - Detroit Red Wings, 13 Pacific Division - Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks, 6 NFL (includes pre-Super Bowl) - Green Bay Packers, 13 American Football Conference - New England Patriots, 11 AFC East - N

Avatarverse and The Dragon Prince stats

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Considering that The Dragon Prince  is a creator-driven successor to Avatar: The Last Airbender  from series creator and the latter's head writer Aaron Ehasz, this makes sense to do this. Avatar: The Last Airbender  Book One: Water (2005) - 20 episodes Avatar: The Last Airbender  Book Two: Earth (2006) - 20 episodes Avatar: The Last Airbender  Book Three: Fire (2007-08) - 21 episodes Avatar: The Legend of Korra  Book One: Air (2012) - 12 episodes Avatar: The Legend of Korra  Book Two: Spirits (2013) - 14 episodes Avatar: The Legend of Korra  Book Three: Change (Summer 2014) - 13 episodes Avatar: The Legend of Korra  Book Four: Balance (Autumn 2014) - 13 episodes The Dragon Prince  Book One: Moon (2018) - Nine episodes The Dragon Prince  Book Two: Sky (Winter 2019) - Nine episodes The Dragon Prince  Book Three: Sun (Autumn 2019) - Nine episodes The Dragon Prince: Mystery of Aaravos  Book Four: Earth (2022) - Nine episodes The Dragon Prince: Mystery of Aaravos  Book Five: Ocean (2023

Most notable fictional brand of cigarettes

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One word: Morley. And its most notable appearance came from The X-Files  as smoked by the Cigarette-Smoking Man.

Entertainment superlatives

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Any form of released entertainment, of course Highest-grossing film by major film studio (past and present) from the Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films#Highest-grossing films 20th Century Studios: James Cameron's Avatar  (2009) - $2.923 billion Walt Disney Studios (represented by Marvel Studios): Avengers: Endgame  (2019) - $2.797 billion Paramount Pictures: Titanic  (1997) - $2.257 billion Columbia Pictures (Sony): Spider-Man: No Way Home  (2021) - $1.921 billion Universal Pictures (Comcast NBC Universal): Jurassic World  (2015) - $1.671 billion Warner Bros. Pictures (Warner Bros. Discovery): Barbie  (2023) - $1.445 billion Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Amazon MGM): Skyfall  (2012) - $1.108 billion Highest-grossing film adjusted for inflation by major film studio (past and present) from the Wikipedia page:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films#Highest-grossing_films_adjusted_for_inflation Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Amazon MGM): Go

This was going to be a redesign of the Gizmondo

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You know the ill-fated Gizmondo console? Well, there were plans for a widescreen version back in early 2006 but it never materialised due to Tiger Telematics' bankruptcy.

This is officially the 1111th journal entry

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Palindrome number, right?

To dispute the designation of Doctor Who

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This is to do with the current designation of the show under the return of Russell T Davies. I couldn't care less on what Disney, Davies and BBC calls it, this year's series is series 14 of the revival, not season 1 and also it's the seventh soft reboot of the overall series: 1963: Black and white era 1970: Soft reboot as a result of change to colour television 1987: Soft reboot due to the change of direction after Trial of a Time Lord 1996: Soft reboot due to the Fox TV film 2005: Soft reboot due to being a revival 2010: Soft reboot due to the Steven Moffat era 2018: Soft reboot due to the Chris Chibnall era 2024: Soft reboot due to the RTD2 era

Every top flight football team in England

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This focuses on the football teams who have been in top flight of the English football league system, before and after Premier League. Accrington Location: Accrington, Lancashire Best result: Sixth - 1889-90 Ground: Thorneyholme Road Status: Defunct (1896) Owner: Self-owned Arsenal Location: Holloway, London Best result: Champions - 1930-31, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1934-35, 1937-38, 1947-48, 1952-53, 1970-71, 1988-89, 1990-91, 1997-98, 2001-02 and 2003-04 Ground: Emirates Stadium Status: Active Owner: Kroenke Sports & Entertainment Aston Villa Location: Aston, Birmingham Best result: Champions - 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10 and 1980-81 Ground: Villa Park Status: Active Owner: V Sport Barnsley Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire Best result: 19th - 1997-98 Ground: Oakwell Status: Active Owner: BFC Investment Company Ltd Birmingham City Location: Bordesley, Birmingham Best result: Sixth - 1955-56 Ground: St Andrew's Status: Active Owner: Birmingham Sports Holdin

A clip from Asterix Conquers America (1994)

Containing the song "Say Goodbye".

A snippet from Dynamo: Beyond Belief episode 1 (2020)

This focuses on the magician impressing a geisha with his skills while in Tokyo.

The two main models of the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive

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To this day, it remains Sega's best-selling console thanks to a certain blue hedgehog and this excludes other models such as the North American-exclusive Genesis 3, the Brazilian-exclusive models from Tectoy and the AtGames-made Firecore. First pic: Sega Genesis/Mega Drive (1988) Second pic: Sega Genesis/Mega Drive with Sega CD/Mega-CD and Genesis 32X/Mega Drive 32X (1991) Third pic: Sega Genesis/Mega Drive II (1993) Fourth pic: Sega Genesis/Mega Drive II with Sega CD 2/Mega-CD 2 and Genesis 32X/Mega Drive 32X (1994)

First Rangers to morph per each Power Rangers production era

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By production era, I mean during the time when the franchise was under a different ownership. First pic: Zack Taylor (Walter Jones) / Black Ranger ( Mighty Morphin Power Rangers , 1993) - Saban Entertainment era (1993-2002) Second pic: Dustin Brooks (Glenn McMillan) / Yellow Wind Ranger ( Ninja Storm , 2003) - Disney era (2002-2010) Third pic: Mike Parry (Hector David Jr.) / Green Samurai Ranger ( Samurai , 2011) - Saban Brands era (2010-2018) Fourth pic: Devon Daniels (Rorrie D. Travis) / Grid Battleforce Red ( Beast Morphers , 2019) - Hasbro era (2018-present)

Classic and modern version of these cars

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First pic: Chrysler Airflow (1934) Second pic: Chrysler PT Cruiser (modern version of the car, 2000) Third pic: Volkswagen Beetle (1938) Fourth pic: Volkswagen New Beetle (modern version of the car, 1997) Fifth pic: Morris Minor (1948) Sixth pic: MG Morris Minor (modern version of the car, 2005) Seventh pic: Fiat 500 (1957) Eighth pic: Fiat 500 (modern version of the car, 2007) Ninth pic: Austin Mini (1959) Tenth pic: Mini Hatch (modern version of the car, 2001)   Eleventh pic: Alpine A110 (1963) Twelfth pic: Alpine A110 (modern relaunch of the car, 2017) Thirteenth pic: Renault 5 (1972) Fourteenth pic: Renault 5 E-Tech (modern version of the car, 2024) Fifteenth pic: DMC DeLorean (1981) Sixteenth pic: DeLorean Alpha5 (modern relaunch of the car, 2024)

There used to be a pie fast food restaurant in New Zealand

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Called Georgie Pie, it was popular in the Oceanian country operating from 1977 to 1998 before new owner McDonald's shut down the restaurants and converted into their own name though the pies would return in 2013 until being discontinued in 2020.

Major six British television channels

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First pic: BBC One (1936) Second pic: ITV1 (1955) Third pic: BBC Two (1964) Fourth pic: Sky Max (1982) Fifth pic: Channel 4 (1982) Sixth pic: Channel 5 (1997)