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Burger King's jingle from their current rebrand

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The "Whopper, Whopper" song.

The British equivalent to General Motors

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Two words: British Leyland.

This radio station was once part of RDP

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The station in question? Rádio Comercial as it was originated as RDP Rádio Comercial in 1979 before going by its current name in 1987 and then privatised in 1993.

Before this channel was Fuse...

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When it launched in 1994, it was the American version of Muchmusic before being rebranded as MMUSA in 2001.

Roxette's last original song to chart in the UK

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"A Thing About You" from their 2002 compilation album The Ballad Hits and peaked at number 77, its placement was likely due to frontwoman Marie Fredriksson's health at the time.

Schweppes once had a coffee-flavoured soft drink

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It was called the Sienna Café and was primarily sold in Europe during the Nineties, along with this advert right here.

The French equivalent to the Beetle

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It is of course, the Citroën 2CV, with production lasting from 1948 to 1990.

Epcot was originally different

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Prior to his death in 1966, Walt Disney envisioned a planned community in Orlando, Florida called the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow and while it never fully materialised, elements did happen in form of the Epcot theme park and Celebration, Florida.

Making of this HBO ident

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Yep, it's this iconic one.

Not popular in the UK, but popular in Portugal

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It's none other than Ruffles.

This format deserves more love

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Of course, I'm talking about the Minidisc.

Before Diet Coke...

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Coca-Cola had a sugar-free cola called Tab.

Monica should've known better

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Why put kiwi on the pie if you didn't realise your brother is allergic to it?

A soundbite into a ringtone

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Joe Swanson crying, of course.

The direct predecessor to the WB and UPN

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Four words: Prime Time Entertainment Networ k.

Must try these one day

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Yep, Kit Kat's hazelnut flavour has finally arrived in the UK.

One of Peugeot's best ads from the early Nineties

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Why? It used "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin.

Tracy Chapman's other big hit in the States outside of "Fast Car"

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And it's not "Baby Can I Hold You".

Well, we lost two great people recently

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May Britt Allcroft, who adapted The Railway Series  into Thomas & Friends  and Robert Baldwin, who played Ramirez in Kyoryuger , rest in peace.

Today's the day of course

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Yep, the sixth British series of The Masked Singer  begins airing tonight at 7pm on ITV1.

In nine months time...

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Spy × Family  season three will premiere on TV Tokyo.

One of my favourite TV ads from last year

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It's this McVitie's advert with Trevor McDonald.

Mattel's last video game console

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It was none other than the ill-fated Hyperscan back in 2006 and unlike its predecessor the Intellivision, it was a colossal flop and is widely considered to be one of the worst video game consoles of all time.

The colour yellow is associated with Portugal

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Why? Because it's the colour of the iconic trams in Lisbon.

First K-pop act to chart in the Hot 100

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It's in fact "Nobody" by Wonder Girls back in 2009, just three years before "Gangnam Style" by Psy.

Ketchup is a berserk button in this restaurant

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Don't put it on shawarma or else.

Half-vinyl, half-CD

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That's what to describe the Vinyldisc format with one of the notable releases being "Deathcar" by British rock band Fightstar.

Before Google...

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The search engine giant originated as Backrub in 1996, two years before launch.

Here's hoping that it arrives in the UK one day

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The drink in question? Mountain Dew Baja Blast.

My reaction to Max coming next year in the UK

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Only downside: It'll be exclusive to Sky and Now customers for the time being.

In six months' time...

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Comes the release of Superman  and The Fantastic Four: First Steps .

Today's the day...

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It's officially the first day of 2025.