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Randall Peltzer, a struggling inventor , visits a Chinatown antique store in the hope of finding a Christmas present for his son Billy. In the store, Randall encounters a small, furry creature called a mogwai ( Cantonese : 魔怪 , "devil"). The owner, Mr. Wing, refuses to sell the creature to Randall. However, his grandson secretly sells the mogwai to Randall, warning him to remember three important rules that must never be broken: do not expose the mogwai to light, especially sunlight, which will kill it, do not let it come in contact with water, and above all, never feed it after midnight. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gremlins#:~:text=However%2C%20his%20grandson%20secretly%20sells,never%20feed%20it%20after%20midnight. -------------------------------- Gremlins  is a 1984 American  comedy horror  film directed by  Joe Dante  and released by  Warner Bros.  The film is about a young man who receives a strange creature called a  mogwai  as a pet...

The  Hogwarts Express  is the name of the train that makes a run between  London ,  King's Cross Station   Platform 9¾  and  Hogsmeade Station . It makes this run at about six times a year, maybe more, as needed. The Express dutifully carries students to and from  Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry  at the start and end of every term.  The train leaves Platform 9¾ without fail on 1 September at 11 o'clock in the morning, arriving at  Hogsmeade Station  in the early evening. Some students take the train back to  King's Cross Station  to go home for the Christmas and Easter holidays, but some do not, as they stay at Hogwarts. It also makes the run back again to London at the end of term in June. http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Hogwarts_Express ------------------------------ Harry Potter  is a British-American  film series  based on the  Harry Potter  novels by author  J. K. Rowlin...

Super Mario  is a series of  platform video games  created by  Nintendo  featuring their mascot,  Mario . Alternatively called the  Super Mario Bros . series or simply the Mario series, it is the central series of the greater  Mario franchise . At least one Super Mario game has been released for every major Nintendo  video game console  and  handheld . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario ------------------------------ A  jigsaw puzzle  is a  tiling puzzle  that requires the assembly of often oddly shaped interlocking and tessellating pieces. Each piece usually has a small part of a picture on it; when complete, a jigsaw puzzle produces a complete picture. In some cases more advanced types have appeared on the market, such as spherical jigsaws and puzzles showing  optical illusions . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jigsaw_puzzle

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild  is an  action-adventure video game  developed and published by  Nintendo  for the  Nintendo Switch  and  Wii U  video game consoles. The game is a part of the  The Legend of Zelda  series, and follows amnesiac protagonist  Link , who awakens from a 100-year slumber to a mysterious voice that guides him to defeat  Calamity Ganon  before he can destroy the kingdom of  Hyrule . The title's gameplay and mechanics constitute a departure from the series' usual conventions, featuring an  open-world  environment, a detailed  physics engine ,  high-definition  visuals, and  voice acting . Announced in 2013, the game was initially planned for release as a Wii U exclusive in 2015, but was delayed twice prior to its release on March 3, 2017. Breath of the Wild was a launch title for the Switch, as well as the final Nintendo-produced game for the Wii ...

Batman  is a fictional  superhero  appearing in  American comic books  published by  DC Comics . The character was created by artist  Bob Kane  and writer  Bill Finger , and first appeared in  Detective Comics  #27 (1939). Originally named the "Bat-Man", the character is also referred to by such epithets as the Caped Crusader, the  Dark Knight , and the World's Greatest Detective. Batman's  secret identity  is Bruce Wayne, a wealthy American  playboy ,  philanthropist , and owner of  Wayne Enterprises . After witnessing the murder of his parents  Dr. Thomas Wayne  and  Martha Wayne  as a child, he swore vengeance against criminals, an oath tempered by a sense of justice. Bruce Wayne trains himself physically and intellectually and crafts a  bat-inspired  persona to fight crime. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman ------------------------------- Supe...