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You’ve got a whole fantastic world to celebrate in! With four spectacular Theme Parks and two Water Parks plus the most amazing shopping, d...
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0.789
likester rank
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0
friends
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12.4 M
everyone
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Adele
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Musician/band
Pop, Soul:
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0.778
likester rank
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0
friends
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42.6 M
everyone
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Toy Story
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Movie
Woody, Buzz and the whole gang are back. As their owner Andy prepares to depart for college, his loyal toys find themselves in daycare where...
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0.776
likester rank
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0
friends
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31.5 M
everyone
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Snoop Dogg
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Musician/band
Hip Hop / Rap / R&B: With today’s proliferation of mass media, pop culture icons have a tendency to seem overly ubiquitous. They stare at us...
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0.772
likester rank
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0
friends
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25.4 M
everyone
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Google Chrome
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Software
Google Chrome is a fast web browser built for todays web. Follow +Google Chrome on Google+ for other conversations with the Chrome team: h...
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0.759
likester rank
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0
friends
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15.3 M
everyone
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0.740
likester rank
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0
friends
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12.3 M
everyone
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Adam Sandler
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Entertainer
Adam Sandler was born on September 9, 1966, in Brooklyn, New York, to Judy and Stanley Sandler. At 17 he took his first step towards becomin...
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0.723
likester rank
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0
friends
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40.3 M
everyone
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Beyoncé
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Musician/band
Beyonce Knowles
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0.707
likester rank
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0
friends
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47.1 M
everyone
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0.705
likester rank
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0
friends
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16.3 M
everyone
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Green Day
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Musician/band
Pop Punk / Rock / Alternative: Visit greenday.com for more info, photos, and videos from the band!Billie Joe Armstrong - Vocals/Guitar Mik...
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0.702
likester rank
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0
friends
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29.3 M
everyone
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0.673
likester rank
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0
friends
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22.2 M
everyone
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0.669
likester rank
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0
friends
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14.8 M
everyone
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Shrek
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Movie
After challenging an evil dragon, rescuing a beautiful princess and saving your in-laws’ kingdom, what’s an ogre to do? Well, if you’re Shr...
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0.664
likester rank
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0
friends
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38.4 M
everyone
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Victoria's Secret
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Clothing
Victorias Secret is inspired by a love for lingerie, and the desire to bring beauty—and fantasy—into every woman’s wardrobe. We believe litt...
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0.663
likester rank
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0
friends
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22.4 M
everyone
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0.654
likester rank
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0
friends
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16.3 M
everyone
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Levi's
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Clothing
Questions about Levis® worldwide? http://www.levistrauss.com/about/helpcontact-us Want to work with us? http://www.levistrauss.com/careers
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0.633
likester rank
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0
friends
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18.1 M
everyone
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