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Which sci fi movie quotes this Carl Sagan saying?

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Science fiction short story where aliens contact a drunk about Earth's impending destruction

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Can furochemists store negative attributes?

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Is River Song 24 years older in “Silence in the Library” and “Forest of the Dead” compared with “The Husbands of River Song”?

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Why wasn't Aang trying harder to reconnect with the Avatar State in Book 3?

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Why did this happen to Thanos's ships at the end of “Avengers: Endgame”?

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modified 2 hours ago TheLethalCarrot 73.5k

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Was Tuvok bluffing when he said that Voyager's transporters rendered the Kazon weapons useless?

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Why do they not start the search the same day?

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Are the senior Kree wearing make-up?

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answered 2 hours ago TheLethalCarrot 73.5k

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What was the first science fiction series?

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Why did Voldemort need to get the prophecy from the Ministry?

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Were the Sphinx's riddles intentionally easy?

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How did Guru Pathik get in air temple without flying bison?

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modified 4 hours ago TheLethalCarrot 73.5k

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Medieval fantasy book where an evil sorcerer tried to use magic to make the new weapon, a cannon, explode

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modified 4 hours ago TheLethalCarrot 73.5k

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What happens to Azula after the events of “Avatar: The Last Airbender”?

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Why does The Ancient One think differently about Doctor Strange in Endgame than the film Doctor Strange?

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What is the pattern in the ship names in the Interdependency series?

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Does the Great Wizard have to be a wizard?

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asked 6 hours ago Adamant 89.1k

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Why did the Great Wizard grow his beard?

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Short story where society is divided by colored areas based on physical color & beauty

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modified 6 hours ago TheLethalCarrot 73.5k

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In The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, how did Surd's physical appearance change?

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modified 7 hours ago TheLethalCarrot 73.5k

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How could Tom Riddle's diary know what happened between Tom and Hagrid?

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Who invented orcs?

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Temporary mind transfer for entertainment

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Traveling through space at 5G (Question about relativistic speeds) [on hold]

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First science fiction TV show

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How did Ron speak Parseltongue and re-enter the Chamber of Secrets?

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Short story/novella: alien stranded on Earth befriends girl, gives her a device protecting from rape, accidentally goes to the past and dies in Italy

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modified 12 hours ago FuzzyBoots 106k

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Why are inertial compensators only needed for crewed ships?

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modified 13 hours ago Mark 348

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Fantasy book series where main character makes potion to give him power to turn things to gold but accidentally gives him super speed

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Is there a reason why this happened in Endgame? [duplicate]

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modified 14 hours ago Voldemort's Wrath 3,066

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Early 2000s anime VHS with a vampire and his apprentice fighting supernatural creatures

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SF short story about alien trying to drive car

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modified 16 hours ago Carfilhiot 186

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Young Adult Fantasy novel about some boarding school, classmates dying, and passing on?

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What happened to the Imperial Security Complex after the Battle of Scarif?

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answered 17 hours ago Donatello Swansino 7,290

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Young adult horror novel series where a brainwashed girl turned out to be 100 years old and controlled by some ball lightning creatures

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Are there any writings and resources regarding Ashardalon and his presence in Firestorm Peak?

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R. A. Salvatore novel set in Faerûn - main character is a female werewolf who has dealings with priestesses of Selûne

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Why would Truman's father disguise himself as homeless person in a society with no homeless people?

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How old is Gandalf?

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Was the auto-destruct code in Star Trek intended to be a joke?

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What is the Cthaeh in Wise Man's Fear?

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Is there a solution to the riddle in A. A. Milne's “Prince Rabbit”?

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Young Adult novel - Brother and Sister go back in time and meet Cuchulain [duplicate]

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80s book similar to Narnia but with a more Celt feel, allusions to Finn MacCool and eating “the salmon of wisdom”

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2000s (or earlier) young adult novel like “Ender's Game”, genetically enhanced teenage boy trains in holographic battles to win an uncontaminated land [duplicate]

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How could Tony Stark do this in Avengers: Endgame - at all?

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modified 22 hours ago TheLethalCarrot 73.5k

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Where are the towns of Hyrule in Legend of Zelda?

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