Repeated applications in "Open With..." menu

Hello,
This is not an emergency or anything, but I hope somebody could help me with this.
Whenever I 'right-click' a file and select "Open With...", a menu of compatible apps comes up. However, some apps are repeated in the list. For example, the menu for an .mov file has 4 VLC selections in a row. By right, there is supposed to be only one of each.
If nobody can understand what I'm saying, I can provide a screenshot. Thank you all.

Hi Androfire, and a warm welcome to the forums!
Quite easy to understand & fix...
How to rebuild the LaunchServices database
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20031215144430486

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