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If you're wondering, Osaka Stadium, the former home of the Japanese baseball team Nankai Hawks, had model homes inside after it ceased to be a ballpark in 1988 and was demolished in 2000.

The two failed handhelds of 2003-05

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And they are Nokia's N-Gage and Tiger Telematics' Gizmondo.

Notable fact about the Buick Estate

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If you're wondering, yes it had a rear facing seat as seen in The Way, Way Back .

The final lyrics on The Beatles' "The End"

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In a way, it's the end of the band though Let It Be  would be released months after Abbey Road .

Punk before the Seventies

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As in protopunk, of course.

End of the line for Pop Max

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Yes, the kids TV channel formerly known as Kix is ceasing operations later today with their content moving to the Pop Player streaming service.

Yes, there was indeed an Ukrainian girl group that had a single that charted in various European countries

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Back in summer 2004, Ukrainian girl group Nu Virgos scored a hit single outside their home country, which was the song "Stop, Stop, Stop" and the music video was even shown on Spanish-Portuguese music channel Sol Música.

Three popes in a space of two decades

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In case you're wondering, the Vatican confirmed yesterday that Pope Francis passed away at age 88 and regardless of the scandals such as visiting US Vice President JD Vance in his last weeks despite him criticising the Trump administration, he definitely left an legacy and may he rest in peace. Given the title, I recall watching a news report on SIC about the death of Pope John Paul II back in April 2005, followed by Pope Benedict XVI's resignation in February 2013 and recently Francis' death in yesterday. And if you're wondering, I did do a tribute Tumblr post on Queen Elizabeth II not long after her death in September 2022.

In 1999, IKEA did this ad in the UK

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See for yourself.

The woman who appears on the cover and music video of Lil Tecca's recent single

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By recent single, I mean "Dark Thoughts" and the woman in question is South Korean singer Nyla Nune as her left eye along with a small tattoo close to it appears on the cover.