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The two A&Ws

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They were once owned by the same company but they're no longer related to each other. And here's the Canadian version.

Some random stuff on Eudial

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This Sailor Moon  villainess had an unusual death by the anime's standard. She crashed her van into a river after Mimete sabotaged the brakes with acid snails.

The major two British singles charts

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The main and oldest charts is the UK Singles Chart, having been around since 1952. And its competitor is the Big Top 40 Show, having been around since 2009.

The two tentpole DC and Marvel films coming out during the second half of this year

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From Marvel, it's Deadpool & Wolverine , which comes out on July 25 in the UK and a day later in the US. And from DC, it's Joker: Folie à Deux , which comes out on October 2 overseas and two days later in the UK.

From Lilt to Fanta

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What was once the soft drink Lilt... ...is now the pineapple and grapefruit flavour of Fanta since 2023.

The big six Portuguese football teams

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Five of these six have won the Primeira Liga - Benfica, Porto, Sporting, Belenenses and Boavista. The only Portuguese football team to have won a major European title but never the league is Braga.

The two TV channels that were once owned by Warner Bros.

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They were part of the studio's joint venture with American Express titled Warner-Amex before being bought by Viacom (now Paramount Global and soon to merge with Skydance) in 1984. If you're wondering I'm talking about Nickelodeon and MTV. Nickelodeon would not be Warner's last foray at a TV channel aimed at kids as in 1996, Time Warner would merge with Turner Broadcasting, which owned Cartoon Network at the time. Here's the Nickelodeon logo during their early years. And here's the MTV logo during their early years.

End of an era for Boom Studios' Power Rangers

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After eight years and seven months, the main comic book series for Boom Studios' Power Rangers  will conclude in the end of this month with the Darkest Hour  one-shot but the universe will continue with the final arc of Ranger Academy  during this year but it's far from over as we're getting a crossover with Usagi Yojimbo  and the one-shot Power Rangers Infinity .  As confirmed by the publisher's Twitter account, more details will be revealed for the upcoming post- Darkest Hour  era/relaunch at the San Diego Comic Con later this month. Here's the variant covers for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers  #0 (January 2016). And here's the cover for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Darkest Hour  #1 (July 2024).