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Is there a human home planet?
Did all the humans in the Star Wars universe originate on a single planet some time in the distant past, or did they originate on different worlds and intermix into one species over millenia?
This is …
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Why do all wizards in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them work for the MACUSA?
Having read the main saga's books and watched the respective films, I was really surprised when watching Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them because of the lack of 'regular jobs' wizards have.
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How did Daemon Waters take the name Blackfyre?
Daemon Waters was a bastard son of King Aegon IV Targaryen, so when he was legitimized, he should have taken the name Targaryen (and be one of the latest siblings) correct? Like Ramsay Snow who took t …
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Has Leta Lestrange been mentioned in canon before?
Has Leta Lestrange been mentioned at all outside of the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them movie?
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Why was the Star Destroyer flying over Tatooine in A New Hope? [duplicate]
I know it was chasing the Tantive IV, but had it already been there before the Tantive IV arrived or did it chase the Tantive IV to Tatooine? Did it have something to do with Vader ordering the execut …
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Help identifying a science fiction story from an anthology 20-30 years ago
I'm not sure why, but a story I read many years ago recently popped into my head, and I have been agonizing over trying to figure out what it was ever since.
I believe it was in one of those "Best o …
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Story about a girl surviving a nuclear bomb in an isolated rural town [duplicate]
I read a book in English class at school around 1997/1998, about a girl who is the only survivor in a post nuclear war. The girl lives on a small farm and has somehow managed to avoid radiation, she h …
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Which head does Zaphod normally talk with?
In the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy books, there are only a few cases where it is specified which head Zaphod Beeblebrox talks out of (these are typically when one head is drunk or eating, as far …
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How does Clark Kent fool facial recognition systems?
We all know that Clark Kent is the alter ego of Superman, and that he wears a disguise to help fool people.
In All-Star Superman, he adjusts his posture and face to look like a pudgy out of shape guy …
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Is there any proof that these two characters are the same in Westworld?
There are many theories on Wyatt. One of the most convincing is that
When you look back at prior episodes, this makes complete sense. Wyatt kills the "person in charge" which ends up being Arnold, …
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A short sci fi story about Von Neumann machines that serve humans too well [duplicate]
I read a story in a collection of short sci fi stories which I can no longer remember the name of.
In the story mankind built large, self-repairing, sentient factories that made war machines and supp …
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Why does no one know what Arnold looks like?
It was just revealed in Season 1, Episode 9 of Westworld that
Now, I understand that there is supposed be a certain level of mystery surrounding Arnold and what he was up to, but why does no one (i …
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Did Mal intentionally leave Jayne with the Tams in Ariel?
In Episode 9, Ariel, Mal and Zoe steal the medicine and Jayne guards Simon and River as they sneak into the hospital. Previously Jayne had expressed some disgust at River staying on Serenity, since R …
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Is Kaer Morhen the place where witchers originated?
From a discussion we had with AcePL, it seems there is a possibility that witchers in fact originated in Kaer Morhen, i.e. Alzur and his mentor must have created them there or at least performed the f …
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Do ordinary people benefit from Standing Stones and Birth-signs in Tamriel?
In the various games in the Elder Scrolls series, our hero is granted abilities and sometimes weaknesses based on either what star sign they are born under, or what standing stone they choose.
What d …
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