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These two were pulled for various reasons

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Of course, it's Napster and Grooveshark.

U2 almost had their own skyscraper

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Yes, really and it was going to be the tallest building in Ireland before plans were scrapped in 2013 due to financial concerns. Since then, the space has been occupied by the Capital Dock building that was completed in 2018.

A stadium that became Southside Wandsworth

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In case you're wondering, Southside Wandsworth (formerly Wandsworth Arndale Centre from its opening in 1971 until 2004) was built on the site of Wandsworth Stadium, which was once a greyhound stadium and at the time the largest stadium in South West London, though that record is now held by Plough Lane, which is the home of football team AFC Wimbeldon.

Cadbury's once had this chocolate bar back in the Noughties

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This was in fact the Snowflake, which was a white chocolate Flake, covered in milk chocolate. It was introduced in 2000 before being discontinued eight years ago and I hope it returns one day.

Miscaptioned by Reddit

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If you're wondering, Osaka Stadium, the former home of the Japanese baseball team Nankai Hawks, had model homes inside after it ceased to be a ballpark in 1988 and was demolished in 2000.

The two failed handhelds of 2003-05

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And they are Nokia's N-Gage and Tiger Telematics' Gizmondo.

Notable fact about the Buick Estate

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If you're wondering, yes it had a rear facing seat as seen in The Way, Way Back .

The final lyrics on The Beatles' "The End"

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In a way, it's the end of the band though Let It Be  would be released months after Abbey Road .

Punk before the Seventies

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As in protopunk, of course.

End of the line for Pop Max

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Yes, the kids TV channel formerly known as Kix is ceasing operations later today with their content moving to the Pop Player streaming service.

Yes, there was indeed an Ukrainian girl group that had a single that charted in various European countries

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Back in summer 2004, Ukrainian girl group Nu Virgos scored a hit single outside their home country, which was the song "Stop, Stop, Stop" and the music video was even shown on Spanish-Portuguese music channel Sol Música.

Three popes in a space of two decades

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In case you're wondering, the Vatican confirmed yesterday that Pope Francis passed away at age 88 and regardless of the scandals such as visiting US Vice President JD Vance in his last weeks despite him criticising the Trump administration, he definitely left an legacy and may he rest in peace. Given the title, I recall watching a news report on SIC about the death of Pope John Paul II back in April 2005, followed by Pope Benedict XVI's resignation in February 2013 and recently Francis' death in yesterday. And if you're wondering, I did do a tribute Tumblr post on Queen Elizabeth II not long after her death in September 2022.

In 1999, IKEA did this ad in the UK

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See for yourself.

The woman who appears on the cover and music video of Lil Tecca's recent single

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By recent single, I mean "Dark Thoughts" and the woman in question is South Korean singer Nyla Nune as her left eye along with a small tattoo close to it appears on the cover.

Before the Millennium Dome, there was the Dome of Discovery

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Yep, this dome was built specifically for the Festival of London in 1951, 49 years before the Millennium Dome.

Twix went by a different name in European countries

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Until 2000, it was called Raider.

Deleted scene compilations

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Two notable examples being Home Alone  and  Mrs. Doubtfire .

Current idents for each of these US TV networks

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The networks in question being NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS, Fox and the CW.

Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy smartphone history

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From 2007 and 2010 onwards. Apple iPhone iPhone (June 29, 2007-July 15, 2008) Samsung Galaxy Samsung GT-I7500 Galaxy (June 29, 2009-c. 2010)

Best selling album and single by record label

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This focuses on the big four - Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group and BMG Rights Management as well as the defunct EMI and Polygram. Sony Music Entertainment TBA EMI TBA Universal Music Group TBA Warner Music Group TBA Polygram TBA BMG Rights Management TBA

A series of ads

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Hamlet Cigars and Doritos.

These music videos began MTV

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Here are the first ten music videos that aired on the TV channel's first day of broadcasting in August 1, 1981.

DC and Marvel crossover history

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Every crossover here is a comic book unless noted.  Between each other Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man (March 1976) Between other companies I Love Lucy  episode "Lucy and Superman" (TV; January 14, 1957 on CBS - DC/Desilu) TO BE EXPANDED...

Video game console by generation

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Starting with the first generation from the 1970s. First (began with Magnavox Odyssey on September 1972) Magnavox Odyssey (September 1972-c. 1975) Second (began with Fairchild Channel F on November 1976) Fairchild Channel F (November 1976-c. 1983) Third (began with Nintendo Entertainment System and SG-1000 on July 15, 1983) Nintendo Entertainment System (July 15, 1983-September 25, 2003) SG-1000 (Sega; July 15, 1983-July 31, 1984) Fourth (began with TurboGrafx-16 on October 30, 1987) TurboGrafx-16 (NEC; October 30, 1987-December 16, 1994) Fifth (began with 3DO Interactive Multiplayer on October 4, 1993) 3DO Interactive Multiplayer (October 4, 1993-c. 1996) Sixth (began with Dreamcast on November 27, 1998) Dreamcast (Sega; November 27, 1998-March 31, 2002) Seventh (began with Nintendo DS on November 21, 2004) Nintendo DS (November 21, 2004-c. 2014) Eighth (began with Nintendo 3DS on February 26, 2011) Nintendo 3DS (February 26, 2011-September 16, 2020) Ninth (began with Xbox Series X an...

What would've been his 86th birthday today

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Yep, it's none other than Marvin Gaye and 41 years and a day ago, he was tragically shot dead by his father after an argument. He left an important legacy with hits that are featured here such as "Ain't No Mountain High" with Tammi Terrell, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", "What's Going On" and "Sexual Healing" as well as those not featured such as "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)", "Ain't That Peculiar", "Let's Get It On" and "Got to Give It Up".

Eight TV channels that I miss

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The eight channels in question and as mentioned on the Anime Superhero thread "Closed TV channels you miss.": Cartoon Network Too, CNX/Toonami UK, ABC1, TMF/Viva UK, Trouble, Bravo UK, People+Arts Portugal and Discovery Kids UK. Honourable mentions being Sol Música Portugal, Fox UK, Universal TV, Vintage TV, Freesports/Viaplay Xtra and Eurosport UK.

Best selling cars from these major American car giants

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Four, past and present. This excludes brands that these four once owned 100% or a stake such as Think, De Tomaso, Volvo, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mazda (Ford), Vauxhall, Opel, Saab, Isuzu, Suzuki (GM), Smart, Mercedes, Maybach (Chrysler) and AM General (American Motors). Ford's best selling car is the Ford F-Series (40 million). General Motors' best selling car is the Chevrolet Impala (13 million). Chrysler's best selling car is the Plymouth Fury (3.68 million). American Motors' best selling car before merging with Chrysler is the Rambler Classic (1.46 million).