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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...

British Home Championship stats

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Also included are the 1945-46 British Victory Home Championship, the Rous Cup (1985-89) and the 2011 Nations Cup. England 1885-86 (shared) 1887-88 1889-90 (shared) 1890-91 1891-92 1892-93 1894-95 1897-98 1898-99 1900-01 1902-03 (shared) 1903-04 1904-05 1905-06 (shared) 1907-08 (shared) 1908-09 1910-11 1911-12 (shared) 1912-13 1926-27 (shared) 1929-30 1930-31 (shared) 1931-32 1934-35 (shared) 1937-38 1938-39 (shared) 1946-47 1947-48 1949-50 1951-52 (shared) 1952-53 (shared) 1953-54 1954-55 1955-56 (shared) 1956-57 1957-58 (shared) 1958-59 (shared) 1959-60 (shared) 1960-61 1963-64 (shared) 1964-65 1965-66 1967-68 1968-69 1969-70 (shared) 1970-71 1971-72 (shared) 1972-73 1973-74 (shared) 1974-75 1977-78 1978-79 1981-82 1982-83 1986 Rous Cup 1988 Rous Cup 1989 Rous Cup Scotland 1883-84 1884-85 1885-86 (shared) 1886-87 1888-89 1889-90 (shared) 1893-94 1895-96 1896-97 1899-00 1901-02 1902-03 (shared) 1905-06 (shared) 1907-08 (shared) 1909-10 1911-12 (shared) 1920-21 1921-22 1922-23 1924-25 1...

Oldest team per league

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By league, I'm referring to the five sports leagues in the United States and Canada. MLB Chicago Cubs - 1870 Atlanta Braves - 1871 Cincinnati Reds - 1881 Pittsburgh Pirates - 1882 St. Louis Cardinals - 1882 NHL Montreal Canadiens - 1909 Toronto Maple Leafs - 1917 Boston Bruins - 1924 Detroit Red Wings - 1926 New York Rangers - 1926 NFL Arizona Cardinals - 1898 Green Bay Packers - 1919 Chicago Bears - 1920 New York Giants - 1925 Detroit Lions - 1930 NBA Sacramento Kings - 1923 Detroit Pistons - 1937 Boston Celtics - 1946 New York Knicks - 1946 Philadelphia 76ers - 1946 MLS San Jose Earthquakes - 1973 Seattle Sounders - 1973 Vancouver Whitecaps - 1974 Portland Timbers - 1975 CF Montréal - 1992

Most watched music videos on YouTube by decade

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Each decade from the 1970s onwards has a music video with a billion views on YouTube. 1970s "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen (1975) - 2.062 billion "Dancing Queen" by ABBA (1976) - 1.103 billion "I Was Made for Lovin' You" by Kiss (1979) - 1.065 billion "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen (1979) - 991.8 million "Stayin' Alive" by Bee Gees (1977) - 913.4 million "September" by Earth, Wind & Fire (1978) - 881.2 million "Hotel California" by Eagles (1977) - 856.7 million "How Deep Is Your Love" by Bee Gees (1977) - 796.4 million "Rasputin" by Boney M. (1978) - 775.6 million "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" by ABBA (1979) - 696.8 million 1980s "Take On Me" by a-ha (1985) - 2.421 billion "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson (1983) - 2.166 billion "Sweet Child o' Mine" by Guns N' Roses (1988) - 1.950 billion "Never Gonna Give You Up...

Timeline of Saturday Night Live

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Live from New York, it's Saturday night! 1970s Season 1 - 1975-76 Season 2 - 1976-77 Season 3 - 1977-78 Season 4 - 1978-79 Season 5 - 1979-80 1980s Season 6 - 1980-81 Season 7 - 1981-82 Season 8 - 1982-83 Season 9 - 1983-84 Season 10 - 1984-85 Season 11 - 1985-86 Season 12 - 1986-87 Season 13 - 1987-88 Season 14 - 1988-89 Season 15 - 1989-90 1990s Season 16 - 1990-91 Season 17 - 1991-92 Season 18 - 1992-93 Season 19 - 1993-94 Season 20 - 1994-95 Season 21 - 1995-96 Season 22 - 1996-97 Season 23 - 1997-98 Season 24 - 1998-99 Season 25 - 1999-00 2000s Season 26 - 2000-01 Season 27 - 2001-02 Season 28 - 2002-03 Season 29 - 2003-04 Season 30 - 2004-05 Season 31 - 2005-06 Season 32 - 2006-07 Season 33 - 2007-08 Season 34 - 2008-09 Season 35 - 2009-10 2010s Season 36 - 2010-11 Season 37 - 2011-12 Season 38 - 2012-13 Season 39 - 2013-14 Season 40 - 2014-15 Season 41 - 2015-16 Season 42 - 2016-17 Season 43 - 2017-18 Season 44 - 2018-19 Season 45 - 2019-20 2020s Season 46 - 2020-21 Season 4...

Longest-running television series by network

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As in the Big Four television networks in the United States. NBC NFL on NBC (1939-98, 2006-present) - 80 years (59 from original run and 21 from current run) Meet the Press (1947-present) - 79 years Today (1952-present) - 74 years The Tonight Show (1954-present) - 72 years Days of Our Lives (1965-2022, still airs on Peacock) - 57 years CBS CBS Evening News (1941-present) - 85 years Face the Nation (1954-present) - 72 years NFL on CBS (1956-94, 1998-present) - 66 years (38 from original run and 28 from current run) CBS Sports Spectacular (1960-present) - 66 years The NFL Today (1961-94, 1998-present) - 61 years (33 from original run and 28 from current run) ABC ABC World News Tonight (1948-present) - 78 years General Hospital (1963-present) - 63 years Good Morning America (1975-present) - 51 years 20/20 (1978-present) - 48 years Monday Night Football (1970-2005, 2016-present) - 45 years (35 from original run and 10 from current run) Fox The Simpsons (1989-present) - 37 ye...

Notable firsts from each tokusatsu franchise

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As in the Big Four franchises - Ultraman , Kamen Rider , Super Sentai  and Metal Heroes . Ultraman The Adventure Begins  - First American installment. Kamen Rider Black RX - First series to air during the Heisei era. Super Sentai Power Rangers Dino Fury  - First LGBTQ+ Ranger. Metal Heroes Gavan Infinity - First installment of Project R.E.D .

Tallest building per Benelux country

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The European region that comprises of Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. Belgium South Tower - 150 m / 492 ft Netherlands De Zalmhaven - 215 m / 705 ft Luxembourg Cour de justice: Tower III (Rocca Tower) - 118 m / 387 ft

Portuguese TV broadcaster comparison

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Referring to the big three broadcasters in Portugal. RTP Main channels: RTP1 and RTP2 News channel: RTP Notícias Genre-specific channel: RTP Memória International channels: RTP Internacional and RTP África SIC Main channel: SIC News channel: SIC Notícias Genre-specific channels: SIC Radical, SIC Mulher, SIC K and SIC Novelas International channels: SIC Internacional and SIC Internacional África TVI Main channel: TVI News channel: CNN Portugal Genre-specific channels: V+ TVI and TVI Reality International channels: TVI Internacional and TVI África

Notable fact about Robbie Williams

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He scored a UK hit single in 12 calendar years from 1996 to 2007, along with releasing an album every year from 1997 to 2006. Albums Life thru a Lens (1997) I've Been Expecting You (1998) The Ego Has Landed (1999) Sing When You're Winning (2000) Swing When You're Winning (2001) Escapology (2002) Live in Knebworth (2003) Greatest Hits (2004) Intensive Care (2005) Rudebox (2006)

Anime films that have won Best Animated Feature Oscar

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Both from the same studio. Films Spirited Away  (2001, won in 2003) The Boy and the Heron  (2023, won in 2024)

Iberian countries that won continental titles

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If you're wondering, I'm talking about Spanish and Portuguese football clubs that have won either of the ten European football championships, UEFA or non-UEFA. UEFA Champions League Spain - Real Madrid and Barcelona Portugal - Benfica and Porto Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Spain - Barcelona, Valencia and Real Zaragoza Portugal - N/A UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Spain - Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Real Zaragoza Portugal - Sporting CP UEFA Intertoto Cup Spain - Espanyol, Valencia, Celta Vigo, Malaga, Villareal, Atletico Madrid and Deportivo La Coruna Portugal - Sporting CP, CUF, Belenenses, Leiria and Braga UEFA Europa League Spain - Real Madrid, Valencia, Sevilla, Atletico Madrid and Villareal Portugal - Porto UEFA Women's Champions League Spain - Barcelona Portugal - N/A NextGen Series Spain - N/A Portugal - N/A UEFA Youth League Spain - Barcelona and Real Madrid Portugal - Porto and Benfica UEFA Conference League Spain - N/A Portugal - N/A UEFA Women's Europa Cup S...

UEFA and European championships by decades

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Since 1955, there has been ten past and present annual club European association football competitions, with three of them having been consolidated into the UEFA Europa League. UEFA Champions League 1950s - 1955-56 to 1959-60 1960s - 1960-61 to 1969-70 1970s - 1970-71 to 1979-80 1980s - 1980-81 to 1989-90 1990s - 1990-91 to 1990-00 2000s - 2000-01 to 2009-10 2010s - 2010-11 to 2019-20 2020s - 2020-21 to present Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1950s - 1955-58 to 1958-60 1960s - 1960-61 to 1969-70 1970s - 1970-71 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1960s - 1960-61 to 1969-70 1970s - 1970-71 to 1979-80 1980s - 1980-81 to 1989-90 1990s - 1990-91 to 1998-99 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1960s - 1961-62 to 1969 1970s - 1970 to 1979 1980s - 1980 to 1989 1990s - 1990 to 1999 2000s - 2000 to 2008 UEFA Europa League 1970s - 1971-72 to 1979-80 1980s - 1980-81 to 1989-90 1990s - 1990-91 to 1999-00 2000s - 2000-01 to 2009-10 2010s - 2010-11 to 2019-20 2020s - 2020-21 to present UEFA Women's Champions League 2000s - 2001-02 ...

Milestone issues from 100 to 1000 of these two comic books

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The two being DC's Action Comics  and Marvel's The Amazing Spider-Man , both of which are the first of their respective publishers to reach issue 1000. DC Issue 100 - Action Comics  #100 (September 1946) Issue 200 - Action Comics  #200 (January 1955) Issue 300 - Action Comics  #300 (May 1963) Issue 400 - Action Comics  #400 (May 1971) Issue 500 - Action Comics  #500 (October 1979) Issue 600 - Action Comics  #600 (May 1988) Issue 700 - Action Comics  #700 (June 1994) Issue 800 - Action Comics  #800 (April 2003) Issue 900 - Action Comics  #900 (June 2011) Issue 1000 - Action Comics  #1000 / v2 #96 (June 2018) Marvel Issue 100 - The Amazing Spider-Man  #100 (September 1971) Issue 200 - The Amazing Spider-Man  #200 (January 1980) Issue 300 - The Amazing Spider-Man  #300 (May 1988) Issue 400 - The Amazing Spider-Man  #400 (April 1995) Issue 500 - The Amazing Spider-Man  #500 / v2 #59 (December 2003) Issue 600 - T...

DC and Marvel shows by legacy numbering

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Of course, I'm referring to these six shows that were revived after cancellation and retitled or were retitled and considered as a separate title, though considered a continuation of said show from DC and Marvel. DC Batman  (1966-68, 1977) - 136 episodes Volume 1 - Batman  (1966-68) - 120 episodes (120) Season 1 (1966) - 32 episodes Season 2 (1966-67) - 60 episodes Season 3 (1967-68) - 26 episodes Volume 2 - The New Adventures of Batman  (1977) - 16 episodes (136) Super Friends  (1973, 1977-85) - 93 episodes Volume 1 -  Super Friends  (1973) - 16 episodes (16) Volume 2 -  The All-New Super Friends Hour  (1977-78) - 15 episodes (31) Volume 3 -  Challenge of the Superfriends  (1978) - 16 episodes (47) Volume 4 -  The World's Greatest Super Friends  (1979) - Eight episodes (55) Volume 5 -  Super Friends  (1980-83) - 22 episodes (77) Season 1 (1980) - Eight episodes Season 2 (1981) - Six episodes Season 3 (1984-85) - Eigh...

Channel surfing in DirecTV

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From New Year's Eve 1994. Relic of the Nineties here.

Genuinely a late Sixties classic

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Yep, it's "Black Is Black" by Spanish rock band Los Bravos. Because they weren't fluent in English at the time, they had to learn the language phonetically for the song.

Just painful to hear about this

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It's a condition called FND. Which is short for functional neurological disorder.

Want half of Mounds bar?

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Shame on Quagmire for throwing it out of his plane. I want to try that.

Examples of the Other Marty

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Trope of a character being recast during production. A variation of the Other Darring, which involves a character being recast between instalments.

He really shouldn't do that

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Because of that, Six Flags have banned him from all of their theme parks. By that, I mean he ate McNuggets while on a roller coaster at a Six Flags theme park when he shouldn't do it for safety reasons.

Breakfast never left

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Don't let this 2003 advert for Kellogg's fool you. Yes, Crisp-X, now back as Crispix.

There's always a need for physical media

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As revealed in this news report from WSFB two days ago. Physical media matters.

From Marks & Spencer to M&S

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In 2004, the British retailer overhauled their identity by going by their initials M&S or Your M&S. Twiggy would do the narration for several adverts during that period.

When mobile phones used to be like this.

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Of course, it's the Sony Ericsson W595 from the late Noughties. And yes, this video is real.

This was almost the successor to the Sega Saturn

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Before they went with Project Katana (formerly Dural) that became the Dreamcast, Sega worked on another proposed successor to the Saturn called Project Black Belt. It does make me wonder if they went with the Black Belt.