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What exactly is Venom (2018)'s relationship with Marvel, Disney, and the MCU?

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What's the timeline for Orphan Black?

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50s Young adult book about aliens from Venus who came to Earth and ignored children

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Were the Pteranodons seen at the end of Jurassic Park III meant as a set-up for a sequel?

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Do all Oglaf comics share the same universe?

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Are there any identifiable characters from works of SF to be found on the cover of Iron Maiden's “Stranger in a Strange Land”?

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Fantasy novel where the character had to collect pendants [duplicate]

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How were Finn and Rose able to easily return to the fleet?

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Why was the axe in Justice League so special? What made it so?

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Did the Justice League poster intentionally use the same style as a graphic novel collection?

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Why couldn't Henry Cavill simply shave his mustache for his Superman role and use a fake mustache for his other role?

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What is meant by, “But I suppose a mother does”?

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How did Superman know that he was dead?

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Short story: A trash robot in Chicago who becomes self aware and frees a human

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Book series: Sentient dinosaur-like academic travels to a city of living books

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Late 60's or early 70's book based on War of the Worlds

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Book about about a powerful alien civilisation visiting Earth, aliens refuse to give Earth helpful technology

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TV movie about old man washed up on shore, later he sets out to sea and washes up again as an old man

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Story of a time traveller meeting himself repeatedly [duplicate]

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What was the point of Draco's plan?

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2010s (?) anime in which a girl trains to drive an alien battleship; her mother works in alien surveillance

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Story about aliens nicknamed 'Eechees' who have created a network of tunnels on Mars

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Have Transformers genders ever been explained?

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What happened between Garak and Ziyal's grandfather?

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Do Transformers ever transform with people on board?

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Why does Voldemort lend his wand to Wormtail?

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How long can The Doctor live naturally without having to regenerate?

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What is the actual color of the TOS Enterprise's front engine?

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When someone tries to fire Roland's pistol he nearly breaks his arm. Just what exactly does the book mean when it says “pistol”?

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Are Goosebumps books all in the same universe?

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Is there going to be a book all about Hoid?

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Story about alien race which evolved from plants instead of animals

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Book about suppressing First Contact? Character “Polly Ming”?

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How many of The Twenties are enumerated?

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Lost in Space (1965) first season sets

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What is the point of sending anything back in time in the Terminator movies?

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What was the point of taking The Keymaker to the Winslow Overpass in The Matrix Reloaded?

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Is a droid a ‘he/she’ or an ‘it’?

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Why does Commander Lock insist on having all ships for the final battle?

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In 1984, is the political ideology Death Worship (Obliteration of Self) related to eastern religions/philosophies?

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Why did the Red Marker want to return to Aegis VII?

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TV Movie: Villain absorbs glass to heal

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Why didn’t Harry’s power from his mother affect others who wanted to hurt him?

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Why did Obi-Wan hand off his lightsaber to Anakin in the fight against Count Dooku?

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Is it possible to hide from the Marauders Map?

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1960's or 1970's TV movie about about a futuristic society seeking pleasure “Who are you engaging tonight?”

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When did the Thirteenth Doctor get her ear pierced?

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60s TV series episode with a giant hand

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