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0.726
likester rank
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0
friends
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74.5 M
everyone
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Saw
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Movie
This January, one of the biggest, most successful horror franchises in movie history arrives in your home in vivid, chilling 3-D with the r...
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0.721
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0
friends
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16.5 M
everyone
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David Beckham
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Athlete
David Beckham is one of Britains most iconic athletes and decorated football players of all time. He is the most capped outfield player in t...
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0.718
likester rank
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0
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27 M
everyone
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Coca-Cola
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Food/beverages
Created in 1886 in Atlanta, Georgia, by Dr. John S. Pemberton, Coca-Cola was first offered as a fountain beverage at Jacobs Pharmacy by mixi...
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0.699
likester rank
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0
friends
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65.3 M
everyone
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SpongeBob SquarePants
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Tv show
Nickelodeons official SpongeBob SquarePants Facebook Page Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
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0.695
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0
friends
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43.3 M
everyone
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Football
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Sport
Football refers to a number of sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball with the foot to score a goal. The most popular of th...
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0.695
likester rank
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0
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46.3 M
everyone
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Guns N' Roses
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Musician/band
Rock: Axl Rose, Dj Ashba, Tommy Stinson, Dizzy Reed, Bumblefoot, Chris Pitman, Richard Fortus, Frank Ferrer
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0.693
likester rank
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0
friends
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21.8 M
everyone
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Armin van Buuren
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Musician/band
Trance: Armin van Buuren has been named number one in the prestigious DJ MAG Top 100 poll four times in a row, as the first DJ in the histor...
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0.683
likester rank
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0
friends
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5.3 M
everyone
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Gucci
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Clothing
Steeped in glamour, famed for fashionable yet timeless products, loved by movie stars and bequeathed to future generations - few fashion hou...
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0.679
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0
friends
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10.8 M
everyone
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Prison Break
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Tv show
Drama series focusing on two brothers who must engineer a daring escape from a hellish Panamanian prison while attempting to bring down the ...
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0.677
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0
friends
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10.5 M
everyone
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