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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).

The eight Doctors of the classic run

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As in the classic run in question from 1963 to 1996. First Doctor (William Hartnell) First regular episode: An Unearthly Child  episode 1 (23 November 1963) Last regular episode: The Tenth Planet  episode 4 (29 October 1966) Duration: 1963-66, 1972-73 (guest), 1983 (Richard Hurndall), 2017 (David Bradley) and 2022 (David Bradley) Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton) First regular episode: The Power of the Daleks  episode 1 (5 November 1966) Last regular episode: The War Games  episode 10 (21 June 1969) Duration: 1966-69, 1972-73 (guest), 1983 (guest), 1985 (guest) and 1995 (Tony Garner) Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee) First regular episode: Spearhead from Space  episode 1 (3 January 1970) Last regular episode: Planet of the Spiders  episode 6 (8 June 1974) Duration: 1970-74, 1983 (guest), 1993 (guest) and 1995 (guest) Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) First regular episode: Robot  episode 1 (28 December 1974) Last regular episode: Logopolis  episode 4 (21 March 1...