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VH1 UK's sister channel that wasn't VH1 Classic

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Launched in late 2003, it was called VH2. The channel was rebranded as MTV Flux three years later before being replaced by a timeshift service of MTV One in 2008.

Westfield London is getting a theatre later this year

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Called the Capital Theatre, it will be located in what used to be the Debenhams store. The first performance will be the musical adaptation of Dirty Dancing .

Alton Towers' monorail has an interesting origin

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The monorail made by Von Roll was not actually built specifically for the British theme park. They were actually built for Expo 86 in Vancouver, Canada back in 1986 before moving to Alton Towers a year later.

The biscuit that Oreo copied

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It's Hydrox, which was introduced in 1908. While Oreo was introduced four years later.

Very warm today

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To quote Glenn Frey. And stay hydrated.

New THX trailer has arrived

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First since 2019. Titled "Spark".

A good reason why this happened

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The reason why Michael Schumacher was the Stig who test drove the Ferrari FXX in a 2009 episode of Top Gear  is pretty simple. It's because Ferrari didn't allow anyone else to drive the car due to their strict manufacturer rules.

Before Fifty Shades of Grey...

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Jamie Dornan appeared in this ad for Levi's. Year? 2006.

Part Minidisc, part video game cartridge

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Three words: Universal Media Disc. Exclusive to PlayStation Portable.

Inside the Eurotunnel

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As in the train crossing through the English-French border. Or the Channel Tunnel.

The one that started it all in concept cars

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Of course, I'm talking about the Buick Y-Job. Unveiled nearly 90 years ago, so 1939.

Notable fact about Robbie Williams' cover of "Freedom"

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It charted higher than the George Michael original. And it was not included on his debut album Life Thru a Lens .

Avril does Alanis

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Of course, it's "Ironic". And it's from the film Mile End Kicks .

How a murder ended one presenter's career

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Yep, it's to do with Michael Barrymore. To this day, the murder remains unsolved.

RTP almost had this back in 2004

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These are in fact the prototypes of their eventual rebrand that year. Final version's better.

Title of this video sums it best

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If you know, you know. Screw AI.

Sony's first car

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Of course, it was the Vision-S concept car back in 2020. No date has been revealed on when they will begin mass producing their cars.

JVC used to have a billboard in Times Square

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It was located at 1500 Broadway from the Eighties to 2014. And was on top of the Starbucks Coffee in said location.

I lament the fact that I never tried this

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Of course, it's the Choco Taco that was discontinued in 2022. A similar product is available in Taco Bell US called the Tacolate.

Think The Prince and the Pauper if it was a mecha anime

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Then you have Turn A Gundam  with the characters Kihel Heim and Dianna Soreil. It's worth knowing that this is one of the notable Gundam  anime entries without an English dub.

Digital television tests in the United Kingdom

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This was tested in summer 1998, months before its official launch. The video in question is not from Sky but On Digital.

Closed in other countries but still around in some countries

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Exactly what it says on the tin. And yes, they're from the States.

Boogiehead's most watched video

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It's this video from August 2022. 16 million views to date.

An ill-fated handheld console

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This console sold only 25k before being discontinued in 2006. Yep, I'm talking about Tiger Telematics' Gizmondo.

Unique bottles of water

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One of which is named after the Oceanian country and the other comes in a cylindrical bottle. Of course, it's Fiji Water (right) and Voss Water (left).

From 1971 to 1999

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There were four European football competition involving clubs as in the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Cup (now the UEFA Europa League) and the UEFA Intertoto Cup. In 1999, the Cup Winners' Cup merged with the UEFA Cup and in 2008, the Intertoto Cup merged with the latter.

The first cherry cola

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It wasn't Coca-Cola Cherry but rather Chero-Cola in 1907 and of course, the drink would later get cherry-free equivalent that would become RC Cola.

Apple's first foray in video games

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Before the Apple Arcade, there was the Pippin. And yes, it didn't do so well upon its 1996 launch.

Saw this film yesterday and loved it

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Yes, I have managed to see Kokuho  and have to say that it was worth the watch. Heck, even Tom Cruise himself gave his seal of approval.

Still think it should've gotten an Oscar nod

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Yeah, I'm indeed referring to Park Chan-wook's No Other Choice .

One word to describe this moment from Two and a Half Men

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The word in question? "Squab!"

One-hit wonder or not

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But this single by German alternative rock band Liquido can knock your socks off.

Example of affectionate parodies per franchise

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You name it, we'll show you. DC Comics Mystery Men  (1999) Marvel Comics Superhero Movie  (2008) James Bond Kingsman: The Secret Service  (2015) Star Trek Galaxy Quest  (1999) Star Wars Spaceballs  (1987) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Futurama  (1999-2003, 2008-13, 2023-) Power Rangers Power Rangers Ninja Storm  (2003)

Television channels of the seven European countries

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As in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal and the Netherlands. France TF1 - 1935 TMC - 1954 France 2 - 1963 France 3 - 1972 Canal+ - 1984 M6 - 1986 Arte - 1992 France 5 - 1994 France 4 - 1996 W9 - 2005 RMC Story - 2012 RMC Life - 2012 T18 - 2025 Novo 19 - 2025 United Kingdom BBC One - 1936 ITV1 - 1955 BBC Two - 1964 Sky One - 1982 Channel 4 - 1982 5 - 1997 Netherlands NPO 1 - 1951 NPO 2 - 1964 NPO 3 - 1988 RTL 4 - 1989 RTL 5 - 1993 Veronica - 1995 SBS6 - 1995 RTL 7 - 1995 Net5 - 1999 RTL 8 - 2005 Germany Das Erste - 1952 ZDF - 1963 Sat. 1 - 1984 RTL - 1984 3sat - 1984 ProSieben - 1989 kabel eins - 1992 RTL Zwei - 1993 Italy Rai 1 - 1954 Rai 2 - 1961 La7 - 1974 Rai 3 - 1979 Canale 5 - 1980 Italia 1 - 1982 Rete 4 - 1982 Rai 4 - 2008 Cielo - 2009 Nove - 2015 TV8 - 2015 20 - 2018 Spain La 1 - 1956 La 2 - 1965 ETB 1 - 1983 TV3 - 1984 TVG - 1985 Canal Sur - 1989 Telemadrid - 1989 Antena 3 - 1990 Telecinco - 1990 Cuatro - 1990 Television Canaria - 1999 CMM TV - 2001 IB...

Official songs from James Bond media

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By official, I mean under Eon Productions, not overall. Songs Dr. No  (1962) - "James Bond Theme" by John Barry From Russia with Love  (1963) - "From Russia with Love" by Matt Monro Goldfinger  (1964) - "Goldfinger" by Shirley Bassey Thunderball  (1965) - "Thunderball" by Tom Jones You Only Live Twice  (1967) - "You Only Live Twice" by Nancy Sinatra On Her Majesty's Secret Service  (1969) - "We Have All the Time in the World" by Louis Armstrong Diamonds Are Forever  (1971) - "Diamonds Are Forever" by Shirley Bassey Live and Let Die  (1973) - "Live and Let Die" by Paul McCartney and Wings The Man with the Golden Gun  (1974) - "The Man with the Golden Gun" by Lulu The Spy Who Loved Me  (1977) - "Nobody Does It Better" by Carly Simon Moonraker  (1979) - "Moonraker" by Shirley Bassey For Your Eyes Only  (1981) - "For Your Eyes Only" by Sheena Easton Octopussy  (1983) ...

Channel hops of Get Smart

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This may surprise you but this espionage comedy is among the few to have aired on the Big Four television networks in the United States. Broadcasting history NBC - 1965-69 (season 1-4 of the original series) CBS - 1969-70 (season 5 of the original series) ABC - 1989 (sequel film Get Smart, Aain! ) Fox - 1995 (revival series)

Movies from these two publishers

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The publishers being Marvel (via Marvel Cinematic Universe) and DC (via DC Extended Universe). 2000s Iron Man  (May 2, 2008) The Incredible Hulk  (June 13, 2008) 2010s Iron Man 2  (May 7, 2010) Thor  (May 6, 2011) Captain America: The First Avenger  (July 22, 2011) The Avengers  (May 4, 2012) Iron Man 3  (May 3, 2013) Man of Steel  (June 14, 2013) Thor: The Dark World  (November 8, 2013) Captain America: The Winter Soldier  (April 4, 2014) Guardians of the Galaxy  (August 1, 2014) Avengers: Age of Ultron  (May 1, 2015) Ant-Man  (July 17, 2015) Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice  (March 25, 2016) Captain America: Civil War  (May 6, 2016) Suicide Squad  (August 5, 2016) Doctor Strange  (November 4, 2016) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2  (May 5, 2017) Wonder Woman  (June 2, 2017) Spider-Man: Homecoming  (July 7, 2017) Thor: Ragnarok  (November 3, 2017) Justice League  (November 17, ...

Breakdown of the three main CSI shows

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As in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , CSI: Miami  and CSI: NY . 2000s 2000-01 - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation  season 1 2001-02 - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation  season 2 2002-03 - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation  season 3 / CSI: Miami  season 1 2003-04 - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation  season 4 / CSI: Miami  season 2 2004-05 - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation  season 5 / CSI: Miami  season 3 / CSI: NY  season 1 2005-06 - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation  season 6 / CSI: Miami  season 4 / CSI: NY  season 2 2006-07 - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation  season 7 / CSI: Miami  season 5 / CSI: NY  season 3 2007-08 - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation  season 8 / CSI: Miami  season 6 / CSI: NY  season 4 2008-09 - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation  season 9 / CSI: Miami  season 7 / CSI: NY  season 5 2009-10 - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation  season 10 / CSI: Miami  season 8 / CSI: NY ...

Best-selling video game consoles by company

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The companies being Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, Sega and Atari. Sony PlayStation 2 (2000) - 160 million PlayStation 4 (2013) - 117.2 million PlayStation (1994) - 102.49 million PlayStation 5 (2020) - 92.2 million PlayStation 3 (2006) - 87.4 million Nintendo Nintendo Switch (2017) - 155.37 million Nintendo DS (2004) - 154.02 million Game Boy (1989) and Game Boy Color (1998) - 118.69 million Wii (2006) - 101.63 million Game Boy Advance (2001) - 81.51 million Microsoft Xbox 360 (2005) - 84 million Xbox One (2013) - 58 million Xbox Series X/S (2020) - 28.3 million Xbox (2001) - 24 million ROG Xbox Ally (2025) - 4 million Sega Sega Genesis (1988) - 30.75 million Game Gear (1990) - 10.62 million Sega Master System (1985) - 10 million Sega Saturn (1994) - 9.26 million Dreamcast (1998) - 9.14 million Atari Atari 2600 (1977) - 30 million Atari 7800 (1986) - 3.77 million Atari Lynx (1989) - 2 million Atari 5200 (1982) - 1 million Atari Jaguar (1993) - 150,000

Most weeks at number one from the Five Eyes countries

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As in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. United States "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey (22 weeks, 2019-26) "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus (19 weeks, 2019) "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" by Shaboozey (19 weeks, 2024) "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men (16 weeks, 1995-96) "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber (16 weeks, 2017) "Last Night" by Morgan Wallen (16 weeks, 2023) "As It Was" by Harry Styles (15 weeks, 2022) "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston (14 weeks, 1992-93) "I'll Make Love to You" by Boyz II Men (14 weeks, 1994) "Macarena (Bayside Boys mix)" by Los del Rio (14 weeks, 1996) United Kingdom "I Believe" by Frankie Laine (18 weeks, 1953) "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams (16 weeks, 1991) "Love Is All Around" by ...

One fact from these eight European countries

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All of these countries are in alphabetical order. Belgium Monarchy established in 1830 France Population is 69.1 million Germany Helmut Kohl had the longest tenure as Chancellor from 1982 to 1998, 16 years and 26 days Italy First FIFA World Cup winner to miss three consecutive tournaments Netherlands Informally known as Holland Portugal Vasco da Gama Bridge is the longest suspension bridge in Europe Spain Real Madrid has the most Champions League titles United Kingdom One of the notable European countries to never adopt the euro

Saturday morning blocks by US TV network

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Past and present major networks - NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS, Fox, The WB, UPN and The CW. NBC TNBC (1992-2002) Discovery Kids on NBC (2002-06) Qubo on NBC (2006-12) NBC Kids (2012-16) The More You Know (2016-present) CBS CBS Saturday (1970-90, 1995-96) Kid TV (1990-93) In Your Eye (1993-94) Toontastic (1994-95) CBS Kidz (1996-97) Think CBS Kids (1997-98) CBS Kidshow (1998-2000) Nick Jr. on CBS (2000-02, 2004-06) Nick on CBS (2002-04) KOL Secret Slumber Party (2006-07) KEWLopolis (2007-09) Cookie Jar TV (2009-13) CBS Dream Team (2013-23) CBS WKND (2023-present) ABC More Cool TV (1990-92) MCTV (1992-93) ABC Saturday (1993-97) Disney's One Saturday Morning (1997-2002) ABC Kids (2002-11) Litton's Weekend Adventure (2011-22) Weekend Adventure (2022-present) PBS PTV (1993-99) PBS Kids (1999-present) Fox Fox Kids Network (1990-98) Fox Kids (1998-2002) Fox Box (2002-05) 4Kids TV (2005-08) N/A (2008-14) Xploration Station (2014-present) The WB Kids' WB (1995-2006) UPN UPN Kids (1995-99) Di...

Notable heritage months to raise awareness

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One of these months is held later in the UK. January-June January - Unclear February - Black History Month (United States) March - Irish-American Heritage Month April - Arab American Heritage Month and Sikh Heritage Month (Canada) May - Haitian Heritage Month, Jewish American Heritage Month, South Asian Heritage Month (Canada) and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month June - Caribbean-American Heritage Month July-December July - South Asian Heritage Month (United Kingdom, carries over to August) August - South Asian Heritage Month (United Kingdom, carries over from July) September - Amerindian Heritage Month (Guyana), National African Immigrant Heritage Month and National Hispanic Heritage Month (United States, carries over to October) October - Black History Month (United Kingdom), Filipino American History Month, Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month, National Hispanic Heritage Month (United States, carries over from September) and Polish American Heritage Month No...

Breakdown of the euro

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Circulated in most EU countries. Coins 1c coin 2c coin 5c coin 10c coin 20c coin 50c coin Banknotes €1 note €2 note €5 note €10 note €20 note €50 note €100 note €200 note €500 note

Number of teams from the MLS

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  From 1996 onwards. 1990s 1996 - 10 1997 - 10 (=) 1998 - 12 (+2) 1999 - 12 (=) 2000s 2000 - 12 (=) 2001 - 12 (=) 2002 - 10 (-2) 2003 - 10 (=) 2004 - 10 (=) 2005 - 12 (+2) 2006 - 12 (=) 2007 - 13 (+1) 2008 - 14 (+1) 2009 - 15 (+1) 2010s 2010 - 16 (+1) 2011 - 18 (+2) 2012 - 19 (+1) 2013 - 19 (=) 2014 - 19 (=) 2015 - 20 (+1) 2016 - 20 (=) 2017 - 22 (+2) 2018 - 23 (+1) 2019 - 24 (+1) 2020s 2020 - 26 (+2) 2021 - 27 (+1) 2022 - 28 (+1) 2023 - 29 (+1) 2024 - 29 (=) 2025 - 30 (+1) 2026 - 30 (=)

Premier League seasons

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From the 1992-93 season onwards. 1990s 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000s 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010s 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020s 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26

Every studio album by pop royalty

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As in the King of Pop Michael Jackson and the Queen of Pop Madonna. 1970s Got to Be There  by Michael Jackson (1971) Ben  by Michael Jackson (1971) Music & Me  by Michael Jackson (1973) Forever, Michael  by Michael Jackson (1975) Off the Wall  by Michael Jackson (1979) 1980s Thriller  by Michael Jackson (1982) Madonna  by Madonna (1983) Like A Virgin  by Madonna (1984) True Blue  by Madonna (1986) Bad  by Michael Jackson (1987) Like A Prayer  by Madonna (1989) 1990s I'm Breathless  by Madonna (1990) Dangerous  by Michael Jackson (1991) Erotica  by Madonna (1992) Bedtime Stories  by Madonna (1994) History  by Michael Jackson (1995) Ray of Light  by Madonna (1998) 2000s Music  by Madonna (2000) Invincible  by Michael Jackson (2001) American Life  by Madonna (2003) Confessions on a Dance Floor  by Madonna (2005) Hard Candy  by Madonna (2008) 2010s Michael  by Michael Jacks...

Films from these two science fiction franchises with the word "star"

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Of course, it's none other than Star Wars  (Disney) and Star Trek  (Paramount). 1970s Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope  (1977) Star Trek: The Motion Picture  (1979) 1980s Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back  (1980) Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan  (1982) Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi  (1983) Star Trek III: The Search for Spock  (1984) Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home  (1986) Star Trek V: The Final Frontier  (1989) 1990s Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country  (1991) Star Trek Generations  (1994) Star Trek: First Contact  (1996) Star Trek: Insurrection  (1998) Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace  (1999) 2000s Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones  (2002) Star Trek: Nemesis  (2002) Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith  (2005) Star Wars: The Clone Wars  (2008) Star Trek  (2009) 2010s Star Trek Into Darkness  (2013) Star Wars: The Force Awakens  (2015...