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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.