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First match of the Olympic women's football tournament

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It was United States' 3-0 victory over Denmark, which took part on July 21, 1996 in the Citrus Bowl as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, Georgia. Tisha Venturini scored the opening goal, followed by goals scored by Mia Hamm and Tiffeny Mibrett.

First match of the FIFA Women's World Cup

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It was China's 4-0 victory over Norway, which took part on November 16, 1991 in the Tianhe Stadium as part of the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup held in China. Ma Li scored an opening goal, followed by two goals from Liu Ailing and a goal from Sun Qingmei.

Every sci-fi film from the major franchises with the prefix "star" (2001-present)

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From Voyager 's finale to present. Star Trek: Voyager - The Killing Game  (February 5, 2001) Star Trek: Voyager - Equinox  (February 5, 2001) Star Trek: Voyager - Unimatrix Zero  (March 2001) Star Trek: Voyager - Endgame  (May 23, 2001) Star Trek: Enterprise - Broken Bow  (September 26, 2001) Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones  (May 16, 2002) Star Trek: Nemesis  (December 13, 2002) Battlestar Galactica: Night 1  (December 8, 2003) Battlestar Galactica: Night 2  (December 9, 2003) Stargate SG-1: New Order  (July 9, 2004) Stargate Atlantis: Rising  (July 16, 2004) Star Wars: Clone Wars - Volume One  (March 22, 2005) Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith  (May 19, 2005) Star Wars: Clone Wars - Volume Two  (December 6, 2005) Battlestar Galactica: Razor  (November 24, 2007) Stargate: The Ark of Truth  (March 11, 2008) Stargate: Continuum  (July 29, 2008) Star Wars: The Clone Wars  (August 1...

Every sci-fi film from the major franchises with the prefix "star" (1977-2000)

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From the start of Star Wars  to the start of Voyager 's final season. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope  (May 25, 1977) Battlestar Galactica: Saga of a Star World  (September 17, 1978) Star Wars Holiday Special  (November 17, 1978) Battlestar Galactica: Greetings from Earth  (February 25, 1979) Battlestar Galactica - Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack  (August 9, 1979) Star Trek: The Motion Picture  (December 7, 1979) Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back  (May 21, 1980) Battlestar Galactica: Lost Planet of the Gods  (between 1980 and 1981) Battlestar Galactica: Gun on Ice Planet Zero  (between 1980 and 1981) Battlestar Galactica: The Phantom in Space  (between 1980 and 1981) Battlestar Galactica: Space Prison  (between 1980 and 1981) Battlestar Galactica: Space Casanova  (between 1980 and 1981) Battlestar Galactica: Curse of the Cylons  (between 1980 and 1981) Battlestar Galactica: The Living Legend  (bet...

First match of the FIFA World Cup

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It was France's 4-1 victory over Mexico, which took part on July 13, 1930 in the Estadio Pocitos as part of the 1930 FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay. Lucien Laurent scored the opening goal, followed by a goal from Marcel Langiller and two goals from André Maschinot for France, while Juan Carreño scored the only goal for Mexico.

First match of the Olympic football tournament

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It was Upton Park FC's 4-0 victory over Club François, which took part on September 20, 1900 in the Vélodrome de Vincennes as part of the 1900 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. John Nicholas scored twice, followed by goals from Richard Turner and Jack Zealley.

Main antagonists of superhero cinematic universe films (Marvel)

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All films are under Marvel Studios. MCU launched 2008. 2000s Iron Man  (2008): Obadiah Stane / Iron Monger The Incredible Hulk  (2008): Emil Blonsky / Abomination 2010s Iron Man 2  (2010): Ivan Vanko / Whiplash Thor  (2011) and The Avengers  (2012): Loki Laufeyson / Loki Captain America: The First Avenger  (2011): Johann Schmidt / Red Skull Iron Man 3  (2013): Aldrich Killian Thor: The Dark World  (2013): Malekith the Accursed Captain America: The Winter Soldier  (2014): Alexander Pierce Guardians of the Galaxy  (2014): Ronan the Accuser Avengers: Age of Ultron  (2015): Ultron Ant-Man  (2015): Darren Cross / Yellowjacket Captain America: Civil War  (2016): Helmut Zemo Doctor Strange  (2016): Dormammu Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2  (2017): Ego the Living Planet Spider-Man: Homecoming  (2017): Adrian Toomes / Vulture Thor: Ragnarok  (2017): Hela Odinsdottir / Hela Black Panther  (2018): N'Jadaka / E...

Main antagonists of superhero cinematic universe films (DC)

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All films are under DC Studios. DCEU launched 2013, relaunched 2025. 2010s Man of Steel  (2013): Dru-Zod / General Zod Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice  (2016) and Superman  (2025): Lex Luthor Suicide Squad  (2016): June Moone / Enchantress Wonder Woman  (2017): Patrick Morgan / Ares Justice League  (2017): Steppenwolf Aquaman  (2018): Orm Marius / Ocean Master Shazam!  (2019): Thaddeus Sivana 2020s Birds of Prey  (2020): Roman Sionis / Black Mask Wonder Woman 1984  (2020): Maxwell Lord (pre-2025) The Suicide Squad  (2021): Starro Black Adam  (2022): Ishmael Gregor / Sabbac Shazam! Fury of the Gods  (2023): Kalypso The Flash  (2023): Barry Allen (dark future) / Dark Flash Blue Beetle  (2023): Victoria Kord Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom  (2023): David Kane / Black Manta

Best-selling physical single by a female artist

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With 24 million copies sold, it's "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston.

Best-selling physical single by a male artist

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With 50 million copies sold, it's "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby.

Generalist channels in the United Kingdom and Portugal

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This focuses on those aimed at a general entertainment without any specific genre. United Kingdom - BBC One, ITV1, BBC Two, Sky Max, Channel 4 and 5 Portugal - RTP1, RTP2, SIC, TVI and CMTV

Generalist channels in the United States and Brazil

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This focuses on those aimed at a general entertainment without any specific genre. United States - NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS, Fox and The CW Brazil - Record, TV Cultura, TV Globo, Band, Gazeta, SBT, CNT, RedeTV!, Rede Brasil, TV Brasil and RBI

Launch ident of VH1

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As launched on January 1, 1985.

Launch ident of MTV

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As launched on August 1, 1981.

Colour system of Power Rangers by year

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Correct at the time of this writing. 1993 - Red, Black, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Green  1994 - Red, Black, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Green, White 1995 - Red, Black, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Green, White  1996 - Red, Black, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Green, White  1997 - Red, Black, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Green 1998 - Red, Black, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Silver 1999 - Red, Black, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Green 2000 - Red, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Green, Silver 2001 - Red, Black, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Green, Silver 2002 - Red, Black, Blue, Yellow, White, Silver 2003 - Red, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Green 2004 - Red, Black, Blue, Yellow, White, Silver 2005 - Red, Black, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Green, White, Silver, Purple, Orange 2006 - Red, Black, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Green, White, Silver, Purple, Orange, Gold 2007 - Red, Black, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Green, Silver, Orange, Gold 2008 - Red, Black, Blue, Yellow, Green, White, Purple 2009 - Red, Black, Blue, Yellow, Green, White, Silver, Gold 2010 - Red, Black, Blue, Yellow, Green,...

Colour system of Super Sentai by year

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Correct at the time of this writing. 1975 - Red, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Green 1976 - Red, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Green 1977 - Red, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Green, White 1978 - Red, Blue, Pink, Green, White 1979 - Red, Blue, Pink, Orange, Black 1980 - Red, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Green, Orange, Black 1981 - Red, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Green, White, Black, Purple 1982 - Red, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Green, White, Black, Purple 1983 - Red, Blue, Yellow, Pink, White, Black 1984 - Red, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Green, Black, Silver 1985 - Red, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Green, White, Black, Silver 1986 - Red, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Green, White, Black 1987 - Red, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Green, Black 1988 - Red, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Green, Black 1989 - Red, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Green, White, Black 1990 - Red, Blue, Yellow, Pink, White, Black 1991 - Red, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Green, White, Black 1992 - Red, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Green, White, Black 1993 - Red, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Green, White, Black 1994 - Red, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Green, Wh...

First appearance of the Doctor in classic Doctor Who (Seventh-Eighth)

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"Time and the Rani" and "Doctor Who: The Movie" .

First appearance of the Doctor in classic Doctor Who (Fifth-Sixth)

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"Castrovalva" and "The Twin Dilemma".

First appearance of the Doctor in classic Doctor Who (Third-Fourth)

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"Spearhead from Space" and "Robot".

First appearance of the Doctor in classic Doctor Who (First-Second)

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"An Unearthly Child" and "The Power of the Daleks".

Most-watched YouTube music video of Suga and Rosé

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For Suga, it's the audio video of "Person" (24 million) and for Rosé, it's "Apt." (1.8 billion).

Most-watched YouTube music video of Blackpink and J-Hope

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For Blackpink, it's "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" (2.3 billion) and for J-Hope, it's the audio video of "I Wonder…" (12 million).

Most-watched YouTube music video of CL and BTS

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For CL, it's "Lifted" (39 million) and for BTS, it's the special performance video of "Butter" (373 million).

Most-watched YouTube music video of Wonder Girls and Psy

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For Wonder Girls, the English version of "Nobody" (138 million) and for Psy, it's "Gangnam Style" (5.6 billion).

France 5 and 4's rebrands

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From 2002 and 2005 respectively.

Two versions of the same song were Billboard Hot 100 hits in 1999

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Yep, NSYNC's "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You" peaked at number eight in February and six months later, Alabama's cover with NSYNC as featured artists peaked at number 29.

From MGM to Cineworld

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So, in case you're wondering, some of the oldest Cineworld multiplex cinemas in operation originated as MGM before becoming Virgin and later UGC.

Closure and relaunch of MTV's Brazilian feed

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On October 1, 2013, the terrestrial television feed of the Brazilian MTV closed to make way for TV Abril, before being relaunched as a basic cable television on the same day.

Two scenes from underrated Arnold Schwarzenegger films

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Two films being Last Action Hero  and Eraser .

Sega's attack ads from 1996-97

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Needless to say that it didn't help Saturn's sales in North America at all.

Chelsea's two FIFA Club World Cup victories

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In 2021 with a 2-1 victory over Palmeiras and in 2025 with a 3-0 victory over PSG.

Thanks to their ongoing reunion tour

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Oasis' "Acquiesce" is officially a UK top fifty since it peaked at number 17 last month, which now means that all eight of their main core non-live albums have had a single that reached the UK singles as in their 1998 B-sides album The Masterplan .

Almanac for the best-selling video console by generation

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Combined between handhelds and home. First generation - Color TV-Game (Nintendo, 3 million units sold) Second generation - Atari 2600 (Atari, 30 million units sold); increased by 27 million Third generation - Nintendo Entertainment System (Nintendo, 61.91 million units sold); increased by 31.91 million Fourth generation - Game Boy (Nintendo, 118.69 million units sold); increased by 56.78 million Fifth generation - PlayStation (Sony, 102.49 million units sold); decreased by 16.2 million Sixth generation - PlayStation 2 (Sony, 160 million units sold); increased by 57.51 million Seventh generation - Nintendo DS (Nintendo, 154.02 million units sold); decreased by 5.98 million Eighth generation - Nintendo Switch (Nintendo, 141.32 million units sold); decreased by 12.7 million Ninth generation - PlayStation 5 (Sony, 65.5 million units sold); decreased by 75.82 million Tenth generation - Nintendo Switch 2 (Nintendo, 5.82 million units sold); decreased by 59.68 million

All milestone US number one singles

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Includes those from Your Hit Parade (1935-40), Billboard pre-Hot 100 (1940-58) and Billboard Hot 100 (1958-present). 100th (seventh Billboard pre-Hot 100) - "Maria Elena" by Jimmy Dorsey (1941) 100th (pre-Hot 100, 193th overall) - "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" by Red Foley (1950) 200th (107th Billboard pre-Hot 100) - "The Thing" by Phil Harris (1950) 300th (20th Billboard Hot 100) - "Mack the Knife" by Bobby Darrin (1958) 100th (Hot 100, 380th overall) - "Deep Purple" by Nino Tempo and April Stevens (1963) 400th (120th Billboard Hot 100) - "Baby Love" by The Supremes (1964) 200th (Hot 100, 480th overall) - "Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro (1968) 500th (220th Billboard Hot 100) - "I Can't Get Next to You" (1969) 300th (Hot 100, 580th overall) - "The Morning After" by Maureen McGovern (1973) 600th (320th Billboard Hot 100) - "Dark Lady" by Cher (1974) 400th (Hot 100, 680th overall) - "K...

Entries of the Planet of the Apes

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Ten films and two TV shows, with the latter comprising of five from the original series, a remake and four from the reboot series. Planet of the Apes (1968) Beneath the Planet of the Apes  (1970) Escape from the Planet of the Apes  (1971) Conquest of the Planet of the Apes  (1972) Battle for the Planet of the Apes  (1973) Planet of the Apes  (1974, TV series) Return to the Planet of the Apes  (1975, TV series) Planet of the Apes  (2001) Rise of the Planet of the Apes  (2011) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes  (2014) War for the Planet of the Apes  (2017) Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes  (2024)

Every song from K-Pop Demon Hunters

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This includes songs not included in the soundtrack. "Takedown" (film version performed by Huntrix, end credits performed by Twice) "How It's Done" (Huntrix) "Soda Pop" (Saja Boys) "Golden" (Huntrix) "Strategy" (Twice) "Your Idol" (Saja Boys) "Free" (Rumi and Jinu) "What It Sounds Like" (Huntrix) "Love, Maybe" (Melomance) "Path" (Jokers) "Score Suite" (Marcelo Zarvos) "Jinu's Lament" (Jinu, not in soundtrack) "Hunter's Mantra" (Celine and Rumi, not in soundtrack) "Love Me Right" (Exo, not in soundtrack)

The busiest monorail right now

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Located in Chongqing, China, the Chongqing Rail Transit is also the longest monorail line at 96.5km (60mi). Number of lines: 12 Number of stations: 312 Number of vehicles: 274 Began operation: 6 November 2004

Tallest cinema in the world

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Opened in 2001, the Cineworld in Glasgow (formerly a UGC and soon to be an Omniplex) has a height of 203ft. Type: Cinema Location: Glasgow, Scotland Address: 7 Renfrew Street Opened: 2001 Inaugurated: 2000 Owner: UGC (2001-2005) and Cineworld (2005-present) Height: 203ft (62m)

Groening and MacFarlane shows

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This excludes The Orville  and Ted , which are live-action television shows. The Simpsons  (1989-present - Fox) Family Guy  (1999-2002 - Fox, 2003 - Adult Swim (one episode), 2005-present - Fox and 2010 - BBC Three (one episode)) Futurama  (1999-2003 - Fox, 2008-2013 - Comedy Central and 2023-present - Hulu/Disney+) American Dad!  (2005-2014 - Fox, 2014-2025 - TBS and 2026-present - Fox) The Cleveland Show  (2009-2013 - Fox) Disenchantment  (2018-2023 - Netflix)

UEFA members that have won a major or minor trophy

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This focuses on the past and present national teams of UEFA excludes youth (outside Olympics), beach soccer and futsal. Those that have won: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Germany, England, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, FR Yugoslavia, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom and Wales Those that haven't won: Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, CIS, Cyprus, Czechia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Russian Empire, Saarland, San Marino and Serbia

Disney is missing out a lot of good potential

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I'm going to say this but W.I.T.C.H.  should become available to stream on Disney+. For real because they do in fact own the IP as the source material of the show (as in the comics) were published by their Italian comic book publishing division.

Out of the restaurants originating in the UK

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Greggs is my favourite, with good reason. The reason? They have great sandwiches, great cakes and great sausage rolls.

The fifth science fiction franchise with the word "star"

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As in Starship Troopers , but the 1959 novel actually predated Star Trek  (by seven years), Star Wars  (by 17 years), Battlestar Galactica  (by 19 years) and Stargate  (by 35 years). And even more is that the 1997 film is not even the first adaptation of the novel since it was in fact the 1988 six-part original video animation series.

2024-25 is the first season for Power Rangers

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To have no new original episodes due to Hasbro's handling of the franchise right now. The 2009-10 season does not count since while 2010 did not have any new original episodes, it should be worth knowing that the second half of RPM  aired during this season.

So, what would be Nirvana's fourth album?

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Well, for me, it would be MTV Unplugged in New York . Why? It gave us one of the best covers of all time but also, this version of "All Apologies" was a bigger hit than the one from In Utero .

As in seen in the film The Way, Way Back

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The car with a seat at the back area from the film is in fact a 1970 Buick Estate station wagon. That's how the film got its name from.

Once a music TV channel, now a generalist TV channel

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Did you know that Italian TV channel TV8 had its roots as a music channel? Yep, the channel was launched as Videomusic in 1984. The channel would later be rebranded as TMC2 after being bought by Telemontecarlo (now La7) in 1994 and then became MTV Italy in 1997 before that channel was split into two in 2015 with MTV8 and MTV Next and MTV8 would become TV8 a year later.

Cineworld Unlimited was introduced 25 years and one month ago

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Well, it originated as UGC Unlimited membership until 2004 when Cineworld bought the UK cinemas of the French cinema chain. Unlimited is also a precursor to the Virgin Megapass membership under UGC's predecessor Virgin Cinemas.