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Start of Aniki's 1990s series

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Title: Timeline Japan | 1990 - What Happened in Japan in the 90s? Date: May 3, 2026

Start of Retro Rollback's 1990s series

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Title: Britain in 1990 | A new decade, a new beginning Date: April 26, 2026

Every film of Star Wars

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This does not include feature-length episodes and films in development/production without a confirmed release date. - 1 (1970s) / 2 (1980s) / 1 (1990s) / 3 (2000s) / 4 (2010s) / 2 (2020s) Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope  (May 25, 1977) Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back  (May 21, 1980) - Three years after ANH . Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi  (May 25, 1983) - Three years after TESB . Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace  (May 19, 1999) - 16 years after ROTJ . Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones  (May 16, 2002) - Three years after TPM . Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith  (May 19, 2005) - Three years after AOTC . Star Wars: The Clone Wars  (August 15, 2008) - Three years and three months after ROTS . Star Wars: The Force Awakens  (December 18, 2015) - Seven years and four months after TCW . Rogue One: A Star Wars Story  (December 16, 2016) - One year after TFA . Star Wars: The Last Jedi  (December 15...

Every film of Star Trek

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This not include feature-length episodes and films in development/production without a confirmed release date. - 1 (1970s) / 4 (1980s) / 4 (1990s) / 2 (2000s) / 2 (2010s) / 1 (2020s) Star Trek: The Motion Picture  (December 7, 1979) Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan  (June 4, 1982) - Three years and six months after TMP . Star Trek III: The Search for Spock  (June 1, 1984) - Two years after TWOK . Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home  (November 26, 1986) - Two years and five months after TSOS . Star Trek V: The Final Frontier  (June 9, 1989) - Two years and seven months after TVH . Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country  (December 6, 1991) - Three years and six months after TFF . Star Trek Generations  (November 18, 1994) - Two years and eleven months after TUC . Star Trek: First Contact  (November 22, 1996) - Two years after Generations . Star Trek: Insurrection  (December 11, 1998) - Two years and a month after First Contact . Star Trek: Nemesis ...

Underrated song by Garbage

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Song: "Bleed Like Me". Album: Bleed Like Me  (2005).

Underrated song by No Doubt

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Song: "Simple Kind of Life". Album: Return of Saturn  (2000).

Films that grossed over $1 billion during the 21st century

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Correct at the time of this writing. James Cameron's Avatar  (2009) - $2.923 billion (20th Century Fox) Avengers: Endgame  (2019) - $2.799 billion (Marvel Studios) Avatar: The Way of Water  (2022) - $2.32 billion (20th Century Studios) Ne Zha 2  (2025) - $2.259 billion (Beijing Enlight Pictures) Star Wars: The Force Awakens  (2015) - $2.071 billion (Lucasfilm) Avengers: Infinity War  (2018) - $2.052 billion (Marvel Studios) Spider-Man: No Way Home  (2021) - $1.928 billion (Columbia Pictures / Marvel Studios) Zootopia 2  (2025) - $1.87 billion (Walt Disney Pictures) Inside Out 2  (2024) - $1.698 billion (Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar Animation Studios) Jurassic World  (2015) - $1.671 billion (Universal Pictures / Amblin Entertainment) The Lion King  (2019) - $1.656 billion (Walt Disney Pictures) The Avengers  (2012) - $1.521 billion (Paramount Pictures / Marvel Studios) Furious 7  (2015) - $1.515 billion (Universal Pictures)...

Films that grossed over $1 billion during the 20th century

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Correct at the time of this writing. Titanic  (1997) - $2.264 billion (20th Century Fox / Paramount Pictures) Jurassic Park  (1993) - $1.058 billion (Universal Pictures / Amblin Entertainment) Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace  (1999) - $1.046 billion (20th Century Fox / Lucasfilm)

Appearance from Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) referencing a scrapped film

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The cameo: Channing Tatum as Gambit. The aborted film: Gambit .

Appearance from The Flash (2023) referencing a scrapped film

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The cameo: Nicolas Cage as Superman. The aborted film: Superman Lives .

Shows that were spun off from Oh Yeah! Cartoons and Random! Cartoons

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Asterisk (*) denotes picked up by a different channel instead of Nickelodeon. Oh Yeah! Cartoons  (1998-2002) and Random! Cartoons  (2008-2009). Chalkzone  ("Chalkzone" aired on July 19, 1998) - 2002 to 2005 and 2008 The Fairly Odd Parents  ("The Fairly Odd Parents!" aired on September 6, 1998) - 2001 to 2006, 2008 to 2016, 2017 on Nicktoons, 2022 on Paramount+ and 2024 on Netflix My Life as a Teenage Robot  ("My Neighbor Was a Teenage Robot" aired on December 4, 1999) - 2003 to 2005 and 2008 to 2009 on Nicktoons Adventure Time * ("Adventure Time" aired on December 7, 2008) - 2010 to 2018 on Cartoon Network, 2020 to 2021, 2023 and 2025 to present on HBO Max, Disney+, Hulu and Cartoon Network Bravest Warriors * ("The Bravest Warriors" aired on January 10, 2009) - 2012 to 2014 on YouTube and 2017 to 2018 on VRV Fanboy & Chum Chum  ("Fanboy" aired on November 28, 2009) - 2009 to 2012 and 2014 on Nicktoons

Shows that were spun off from What a Cartoon! and The Cartoonstitute

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Asterisk (*) denotes picked up by a different channel instead of Cartoon Network. What a Cartoon!  (1995-2002) and The Cartoonstitute  (2009-2010). The Powerpuff Girls  ("Meat Fuzzy Lumkins" aired on February 20, 1995) - 1998 to 2005, 2009, 2014 and 2016 to 2019 Dexter's Laboratory  ("Changes" aired on February 26, 1995) - 1996 to 1999 and 2001 to 2003 Johnny Bravo  ("Johnny Bravo" aired on March 26, 1995) - 1997 to 2004, 2009 and 2011 Mina and the Count * ("Interlude with a Vampire aired on November 5, 1995) - 1998 to 1999 on Nickelodeon Cow and Chicken  ("No Smoking" aired on November 12, 1995) - 1997 to 1999 Courage the Cowardly Dog  (first pilot: "The Chicken from Outer Space" aired on February 18, 1996) - 1999 to 2002, 2014 and 2021 Family Guy * (prototypical version "Larry and Steve" aired on February 5, 1997) - 1999 to 2002 on Fox, 2003 on Adult Swim and 2005 to present on Fox Mike, Lu & Og  ("Crash La...

Last US/UK number-one hit by Madonna

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Song: "4 Minutes" featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland from 2008. From Hard Candy .

Last US/UK number-one hit by Michael Jackson

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Song: "Blood on the Dance Floor" from 1997. From History in the Mix: Blood on the Dance Floor .

Comic book titles of X-Men

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This only focuses on comic book ongoings. The X-Men  - #1-49 X-Men  - #50-93, v2 #1-113, #157-207, v3, v4, v5, v6 and v7 The All-New, All-Different X-Men  - #94-113 The Uncanny X-Men  - #114-393 and v6 The New Mutants  - v1 Alpha Flight  - v1, v2, v3, v4 and v5 X-Factor  - v1, v2, v3, v4 and v5 Fallen Angels  - v1 and v2 New Mutants  - v2, v3 and v4 Excalibur  - v1, v2, v3 and v4 X-Force  - v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6 and v7 Generation X  - v1 and v2 Mutant X  - Entire run Uncanny X-Men  - #394-544, v2, v3, v4 and v5 X-Treme X-Men  - v1, v2 and v3 New X-Men  - #114-156 and v2 #20-46 Exiles  - v1, v2 and v3 The Brotherhood  - Entire run Weapon X  - v2 and v3 X-Statix  - Entire run New X-Men: Academy X  - #1-19 Astonishing X-Men  - v3 and v4 New Excalibur  - Entire run X-Men Legacy  - #208-275 and v2 New Exiles  - Entire run Young X-Men  - Entire run Dark X-Men ...

Comic book titles of Titans

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This only focuses on comic book ongoings. Teen Titans  - v1 #1-43, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6 and v7 The Teen Titans  - #44-53 The New Teen Titans  - v1 #1-40 and v2 #1-49 Tales of the Teen Titans  - #41-91 Infinity Inc.  - v1 The New Titans  - #50-89 and #0-130 New Titans  - v1 #90-114 and v2 #33- Team Titans  - Entire run Young Justice  - v1 and v3 The Titans  - v1 Outsiders  - v3 Titans  - v2, v3 and v4 #1-32 The Ravagers  - Entire run Teen Titans Academy  - Entire run

Launch day of Muchmusic

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First music video: "Snappy Songs" by Eubie Blake. Date: August 31 (Friday), 1984.

Launch day of MTV

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First music video: "Video Killed the Radio Star" by Buggles. Date: August 1 (Saturday), 1981.

Notable soft drinks of Pepsi

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Launched in 1893, company established in 1902. Pepsi - 1893 Mountain Dew - 1948

Notable soft drinks of Coca-Cola

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Launched in 1886, company established in 1892. Coca-Cola - 1886 Diet Coke - 1982

Meme moment from Spongebob Squarepants

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From the episode "Pranks a Lot". The character being Sandals.

Meme moment from The Fairly Odd Parents

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From the episode "Power Mad!". The character being Cosmo.

Television timeline of Spain and Portugal

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Spain - 1956 and Portugal - 1957 La 1 (Spain) - October 28, 1956

Television timeline of UK and Ireland

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  UK - 1936 and Ireland - 1961 BBC One (UK) - November 2, 1936

First scene of Friends

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Episode: "The One Where It All Began". Air date: September 22, 1994 (Thursday) on NBC.

First scene of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

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Episode: "The Fresh Prince Project". Air date: September 10, 1990 (Monday) on NBC.

Highest achievement for an Canadian sports team by major league

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From baseball to association football. Major League Baseball - Toronto Blue Jays (two titles) National Hockey League - Montreal Canadiens (25 titles) National Football League - No Canadian teams, but the closest thing is Buffalo Bills (two AFL titles) National Basketball Association - Toronto Raptors (one title) Canadian Football League - Edmonton Elks (11 titles) Major League Soccer - Toronto FC (one title)

Highest achievement for an American sports team by major league

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From the MLB to the MLS. Major League Baseball - New York Yankees (27 titles) National Hockey League - Detroit Red Wings (11 titles) National Football League - Green Bay Packers (13 titles) National Basketball Association - Boston Celtics (18 titles) Canadian Football League - Baltimore Stallions (one title) Major League Soccer - Los Angeles Galaxy (six titles)

Documentary on the unreleased Fantastic Four film

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Doomed: The Untold Story of Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four About the film adaptation that was shelved before its planned general release.

Documentary on the aborted Superman Lives film

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The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened? About the ill-fated reboot that was scrapped weeks before filming began.

Album discography of Oasis

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Years active - 1991-2010 and 2024-present Definitely Maybe  (1994) (What's the Story) Morning Glory (1995) Be Here Now (1997) The Masterplan  (1998) Standing on the Shoulder of Giants  (2000) Heathen Chemistry  (2002) Don't Believe the Truth (2005) Dig Out Your Soul (2008)

Album discography of Blur

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Years active - 1988-2004, 2008-2015, 2019 and 2022-present Leisure  (1991) Modern Life Is Rubbish  (1993) Parklife  (1994) The Special Collectors Edition (1994) The Great Escape  (1995) Blur  (1997) 13  (1999) Think Tank  (2003) The Magic Whip  (2015) The Ballad of Darren  (2023)

Most-watched Star Wars trailer

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With 112 million views, it's the theatrical trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens . The first installment of the sequel trilogy and the eighth overall of the film series.

Most-watched Star Trek trailer

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With 19 million views, it's the theatrical trailer for Star Trek Beyond . The third and most recent installment of the Kelvin Timeline series and the 13th overall of the film series.

Longest-running Marvel Comics ongoings by team

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By team as in the Avengers, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four and the Guardians of the Galaxy. Excludes legacy renumbering. X-Men - The X-Men  v1 / X-Men  v1 / The All-New, All-Different X-Men  / The Uncanny X-Men  v1 / Uncanny X-Men  v1 (September 1963 to December 2011, 544 issues) Fantastic Four - The Fantastic Four v1 / Fantastic Four v1 (November 1961 to September 1996, 406 issues) Avengers - The Avengers  v1 / The Mighty vengers  / Avengers  v1 (September 1963 to September 1996, 402 issues) Thunderbolts - Thunderbolts  v1 (April 1997 to September 2003, 81 issues)  New Warriors - The New Warriors  v1 (July 1990 to September 1996, 75 issues) Guardians of the Galaxy - Guardians of the Galaxy  v1 (June 1990 to July 1995, 62 issues) Ultimates - Ultimate Comics Ultimates  (August 2011 to September 2013, 30 issues) Champions - Champions  v2 (December 2016 to February 2019, 27 issues)

Longest-running DC Comics ongoings by team

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By team as in the Justice League, the Teen Titans, the Legion of Superheroes and the Suicide Squad. Excludes legacy renumbering. Justice League - Justice League of America  v1 (November 1960 to April 1987, 261 issues) Legion of Superheroes - Superboy Starring the Legion of Super-Heroes  #197-221 / Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes  #222-258 / Legion of Super-Heroes  v2 #259-354 (September 1973 to December 1987, 158 issues)   Teen Titans - The New Teen Titans v2 / The New Titans v1 / New Titans v1 (August 1984 to February 1996, 130 issues) Birds of Prey - Birds of Prey  v1 (January 1999 to April 2009, 127 issues) Justice Society of America - JSA  v1 (August 1999 to September 2006, 87 issues) Doom Patrol - Doom Patrol  v2 (October 1987 to February 1995, 87 issues) Suicide Squad - Suicide Squad  v1 (May 1987 to June 1992, 66 issues) Outsiders - Outsiders  v3 (August 2003 to November 2007, 50 issues)

Last minutes of MCM (France)

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Last music video being "La dernier jour du disco" by Juliette Armanet. Date: June 30, 2026.

Last minutes of Viva (Germany)

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Last music video being "Viva Forever" by Spice Girls. Date: December 31, 2018.

Most overall titles won by a Portuguese football club

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Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal etc. Benfica - 91 Porto - 87 Sporting CP - 58 Boavista - 9 Braga and Belenenses - 8 Vitória de Setúbal - 7 Vitória de Guimarães - 3 Académica and Beira-Mar - 2 Leixões, Estrela da Amadora, Aves, Torreense, Moreirense, Olhanense, Marítimo, Carcavelinhos, Seixal, SC Espinho, Barreirense, Leiria and CUD - 1

Most overall titles won by a Spanish football club

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La Liga, Copa del Rey etc. Real Madrid - 106 Barcelona - 104 Athletic Bilbao - 36 Atlético Madrid - 34 Valencia - 23 Sevilla - 15 Real Zaragoza - 9 Real Sociedad - 7 Deportivo La Coruña - 6 Real Betis, Espanyol and Real Unión - 4 Villarreal - 3 Mallorca - 2 Málaga, Celta Vigo, Arenas and Real Valladolid - 1

Notable scene from Dude, Where's My Car?

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And then? Comedy gold.

Not Godzilla

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But this is self-explanatory. From Austin Powers in Goldmember .

Quite like this VO5 advert

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It had the cover of Cameo's "Word Up". If you know you know.

Final day of June

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Since it's also Pride Month, here's this recent video from Rocked Reviews on openly LGBTQ+ hard rock and metal musicians. Rob Halford is indeed in this video.

Evolution of novelty songs

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From 1953... ...to 2026.

Last scene of Top Gear before major revamp

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It was the last to feature Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. The three would move to Amazon Prime to do The Grand Tour .

Neneh Cherry's best known hit

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It was the 1988 hit "Buffalo Stance". It peaked at number three in the UK and the US as well as topping the charts in her native Sweden.

Once available in Latin America and Europe

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Yep, it's none other than Locomotion. It broadcasted from 1996 to 2005 before being rebranded as Animax Latin America.

Christina Aguilera's first single may surprise you

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It wasn't "Genie in a Bottle", nor was it "Reflection". It was actually the song "All I Wanna Do", a duet with Japanese singer Keizo Nakanishi in 1997.

How a lawsuit led to a major rivalry between the two soft drinks.

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Yep, the Coca-Cola vs Pepsi rivalry didn't initially began in the Eighties. It actually began in the Thirties.

Popular in Portugal

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This is a popular chain of ice cream shops in Portugal called Emanha. There's one in Figueira da Foz.

Maxiseries that defined crossovers.

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For DC, it's Crisis on Infinite Earths . And for Marvel, it's Secret Wars .

Untitled for a reason

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Alan Davies had a show on Dave from 2014 to 2023 titled Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled . It was a popular comedy chat show and each episode begins untitled, hence the series name, but a title is chosen at the conclusion of the episode, often a full or paraphrased quote from one of the guest's anecdotes.

Singapore's Marina Bay is unique

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Yep, a floating marina on top of three buildings. And it's been around for the past sixteen years.

Southside Wandsworth used to look like this

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It was originally called the Arndale Centre when it opened in 1971. The shopping centre was modernised in the early Noughties.

Upcoming film coming next month

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Yep, it's a documentary on Wham's tour in China. It will come out in cinemas on July 28.

Officially my 2000th post on here

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Yep, I have reached this milestone. In a span of nearly 17 years to boot.

Never thought this day would even come

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But the Commodore brand is coming back with a flip phone called the Callback 8020. Pre-orders begin in the end of this month.

This app is actually pretty good.

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It's free and it's useful. Of course, it's Fotmob.

The channel that Sky One competed against at one point

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In 2007, Ftn was rebranded as Virgin 1. And aired similar content as Sky One before being rebranded as Sky Atlantic in 2011.

KFC changed their logo in a big way

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Even their font has changed. Looks good.

Soft drink comparisons

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Courtesy of Nick DiGiovanni and Andrew Rea from Binging with Babish. From the real deal to knockoff.

Final battle in Mystery Men

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Always liked this film. "See ya later, Frankenpuss", indeed.

Peter Gabriel's follow-up to "Sledgehammer"

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Titled "Big Time", it was the fourth single from his 1986 album So . And proved to be his second US top ten hit, peaking at number eight in 1987.

Final console of the Game Boy line

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Introduced in 2005, the Game Boy Micro was the second and final revision of the Game Boy Advance console. The console ceased production by Nintendo in late 2008, ending the line that began with the original Game Boy in 1989.

Three wheels, two seats and all substance

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This microcar right here is the Carver One. Also known as the Ventureone, which was revealed back in August 2007.

Despite being Grade II listed....

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The Twin Towers in the old Wembley Stadium couldn't be saved from demolition and reconstruction of the stadium back in 2003 due to the nature of the material used. Such a missed opportunity.

HMV's last release as a record label

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To mark the retailer leaving their flagship store in 363 Oxford Street (that they would return in 2021) to a more larger store back in May 2000, they released a limited edition 78 of Robbie Williams' 1998 hit "Millennium" backed by a 1920 recording of Edward Elgar conducting "Nimrod", a movement from his Enigma Variations suite with EMI. Serving as a bookend since Elgar opened the store back in 1921.

Remnant of the Soviet Union

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The train station in the unrecognised state of Abkhazia has its roots in the dissolved communist country. And it's the New Athos Cave Railway.

New BBC News report with Linkin Park

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As part of their 18 Minutes  series. It was just after their performance at the Download Festival.

When ITV1 did this in 2002

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It was the first look of their rebrand. And it marked the end of regionalised branding.

Last Walkers advert to feature Gary Lineker

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It was for KFC flavoured crisps back in 2021. Since then, Walkers have shifted towards a different direction for their ads.

May consider drinking this one day

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No, not Budweiser but their alcohol-free variant Budweiser Zero or Budweiser 0.0%. If you're wondering, I'm a teetotaler as in someone who avoids alcoholic drinks. I've had Kopparberg's alcohol-free cider if you're wondering.

Really miss this site

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Google+ and I wish Google didn't shut it down. Had it continued beyond 2018, then it would've been a great alternative to Musk era Twitter like Mastodon, Bluesky and Threads.

Pop group who are also Sailor Guardians

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Introduced in the final arc of Sailor Moon , they are none other than the Sailor Starlights. By day, they're the pop group Three Lights but by night, they're the Starlights.

Stadium that represents Monaco

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Built in 1939, it's the Stade Louis II. It's the home stadium of AS Monaco.

Hilarious moment from Laugh In

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Yep, Richard Nixon appeared in this moment. Not making this up.

Going there next month

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Yes, I'm planning on going to Bluewater during July.

Fantastic cover of this Michael Jackson song

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Yep, it's from British rock band The Struts.

Every 0 score from Anthony Fantano

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You know it's a bad sign.

Daim used to be called this in the UK

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Before 2005, it was called Dime. The name was changed to align internationally.

Compact disc's first release

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Upon the format's official launch in October 1, 1982, Billy Joel's 1978 album  52nd Street  was released in CD that day. And it was even the first Sony album to be reissued on vinyl back in 2018.

Bugatti's first car since the EB 110

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It was none other than the Veyron. The car was initially set to go on sale in 2003 but it eventually came out in 2005.

And on Thursday begins an event

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The event being the 2026 FIFA World Cup and here's the logo below. And it's the first to have 48 teams.

Never dubbed in English but still was a good show

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If you're wondering, I'm talking about the French animated series S.O.S. Croco .

Not fond of this trope at all

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Three words: "Chuck Cunningham Syndrome".

Funny moment from Scary Movie

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Very self-reflexive if you think about it.

Fun fact about this music video by Hanson

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It was directed by Gus Van Sant himself.

Superlatives of European venues

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As in stadiums and arenas. Belgium Largest stadium - King Baudouin Stadium (home stadium of the Belgian national football and rugby union teams); capacity of 50,093 Largest arena - Sportpaleis (no permanent tenants); capacity of 23,001 France Largest stadium - Stade de France (home of the French national football and rugby union teams); capacity of 81,338 Largest arena - Paris La Défense Arena (home of Racing 92); capacity of 45,000 Germany Largest stadium - Signal Iduna Park (home of Borussia Dortmund); capacity of 81,365 Largest arena - LANXESS arena (home of Kölner Haie); capacity of 20,000 Italy Largest stadium - San Siro (home of AC Milan and Inter Milan); capacity of 80,018 Largest arena - PalaItalia (no permanent tenants); capacity of 16,000 Netherlands Largest stadium - Johan Cruijff ArenA (home of Ajax); capacity of 71,000 Largest arena - Ziggo Dome (no permanent tenants); capacity of 17,000 Portugal Largest stadium - Estádio da Luz (home of Benfica); capacity of 68,100 Larges...

Fact from each member of a superhero team

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As in the likes of DC's Titans and Marvel's X-Men in terms of their original and most successful periods (1964-96 for the former and 1963-91 for the latter). Both teams Teen Titans - They were nameless in their first appearance. X-Men - They almost went by the Mutants. Teen Titans 1964-1969 Dick Grayson / Robin / Nightwing / Batman - His original codename was named after Robin Hood. Wally West / Kid Flash / Flash - He was absent from the main comics from 2011 to 2016 due to the result of Flashpoint. Garth / Aqualad / Tempest - His blue costume is actually based on his counterparts from Teen Titans  (2003) and Young Justice  (2013). Donna Troy / Wonder Girl / Troia / Darkstar - Her origins has been inconsistent as a result of Crisis on Infinite Earths . Roy Harper / Speedy / Arsenal / Red Arrow - His alias Red Arrow originated in the Elseworlds miniseries Kingdom Come . Lilith Clay / Lilith / Omen - Her father was revealed to be the team's benefactor Loren Jupiter in the Dan...