Same application showing multiple times (multiple versions?) in Open With menu

Hello, this has been bugging me for a while, and I hope someone has a clue as to why it is this way.
I know VLC is not Apple software, but my question is not about the player but the Open With menu/window.
As you can see in the photo, when I choose a file to Open With a series of applications, I get more "versions" of VLC I don't know why only VLC and not the others.
I have the 2.0.6 version if it can be of any help, and before my latest update I only had 3 in that menu, now I have 4 VLC's so to speak.
Even before that, before previous updates, I had 2 VLC's in the Open With menu.
It looks like with every update I get some sort of duplicate, in this menu...I don't know why and why only with VLC.
I do not have multiple copies of the program, nor multiple versions.
There is just one and that is the latest version, 'cause older ones get automatically replaced in the Applications folder once the new one is installed.
Why do I only see 1 VLC in the Applications folder, Launchpad, and anywhere else, but I see multiple ones in the Open With menu?
Anyone have an idea?
Should I delete something somewhere maybe leftovers of previous versions or something?
I don't want a huge list, at some point.
Thank you!

You need to rebuild your launch services database.
Open a terminal window (it's in utilities).
Copy and paste this line in terminal:
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchSe rvices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user
and hit return.
Then relaunch Finder (control-option-click the Finder icon in the dock).

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