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What's the Title of the Book where the main character's consciousness is transferred to an artificial body?

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Why was Prof. Slughorn in Slytherin?

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How old are Richard and Kahlan?

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Short story about a freed “rehabilitated” prisoner who pulls off a coup

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In the world of Avatar, which hemisphere is preferred for identifying the seasons?

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Drarry Harry Potter fanfic, Draco or Harry de-ages and gets gradually older from doses of potions Snape gives him

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Can one voluntarily enlist as a First Order Trooper?

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answered 1 hour ago Donatello Swansino 6,446

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Short story where Earth is given a racist governor who likes species of a certain color

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Jack and Sally's children

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Movie about a Tunnel and Monsters

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In Marvel Comics, what material is the Infinity Gauntlet itself made out of?

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Why did they put up with Dr. Smith?

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How did Lopen do this?

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Which was the first story to feature space elevators?

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Could a Borg member survive a ‘Star Trek: The Motion Picture’-type transporter malfunction?

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Does any Looney Tunes character ever use any fictional brand-name product that isn't ACME?

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In Stay Tuned, why was nobody worried about Murray Seidelbaum reaching 24 hours?

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Magazine story about traffic cops in the future [duplicate]

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Which was the first story to feature orbital rings?

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Term for immortality that only prevents death from old age

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Sci-Fi style TV ad/short film with “magnetic liquid” guy

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Magazine story about global pandemic causing bursts of energy near the late stages of infection

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Who are the (numerous) patrons of the Warp Core Cafe?

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What were the different themes in the Great Music of the Ainur?

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Short film or movie about kids abducted by aliens who crave anchovies

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Did Darth Vader plan on using “zombies”?

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How did Kaladin break his oath?

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Stand-alone novel with clones, re-populating Earth, lunar base and apocalypse, probably hard SF

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In “Pacific Rim: Uprising”, what is this object in the Jaeger simulator?

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Ιn which “Star Trek: The Next Generation” episode does Picard demand arbitration by a hibernating species?

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Short Story - Man lives in isolation in a compound, plays tennis against a robot, arranges meeting with a woman

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Why is Shelob considered evil?

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Animated sci-fi movie with a white girl with red hair who had a metal armor and sword [closed]

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Story about a woman with a supercomputer cooled with tap water

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Old cartoon movie or series: robots walking down a tilting corridor to get “sacrificed”

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modified 10 hours ago TheLethalCarrot 43.8k

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Why did Shae (falsely) implicate Sansa?

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Short story with very a old, plant-like warrior who fights a war against an enemy species

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Is the One Ring a part of Sauron's Soul?

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Why are energy weapons seen as more acceptable in children's shows than guns that fire bullets?

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Comic about an alien who crashes in a junkyard

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modified 13 hours ago TheLethalCarrot 43.8k

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Non-astartes Demon Prince?

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answered 13 hours ago Taladris 4,449

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What was Barclay's “Program 9”?

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Where is Polis from The 100 located today? [duplicate]

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Story that is part biblical text and part science fiction

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Short story in which aliens follow chain of increasingly ferocious/belligerent animals culminating with human child

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80s animated movie where a time traveller goes to the past and is mistaken for Jesus whilst surfing

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Novel with an adult voluntarily augmented to mech suit tech

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