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James Jenkins

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20 votes

Why are all the messages in Ender's game uppercase

answered Oct 18, 2013 at 14:49

16 votes

Where was the fictional material "Unobtainium" first used?

answered Apr 25, 2014 at 11:00

16 votes

Looking for title + author of old children's SF novel

answered Jul 23, 2013 at 21:53

13 votes

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Looking for story where weather control makes snow fall once in warm climate

answered Aug 13, 2013 at 20:53

12 votes

Did Heinlein invent the term "boot-chevrons" or did an actual military use it?

answered Apr 19, 2013 at 19:04

11 votes

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How did people know so fast that Voldemort died/vanished/disappeared?

answered Apr 12, 2013 at 23:48

10 votes

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Who cleans up the space junk?

answered Nov 19, 2013 at 15:32

6 votes

Was the idea of a tidal dislocation weapon ever suggested in SciFi?

answered Dec 5, 2013 at 17:48

6 votes

How did the I.F. know where the Formic world was after the Second Invasion?

answered Nov 1, 2013 at 18:43

6 votes

How do the time loops work in Fringe Season 4 episode "And Those We've Left Behind"

answered Aug 25, 2013 at 23:19

6 votes

Were there hints in Card's Shadow series that Ender's parents were genetically enhanced?

answered Oct 5, 2013 at 19:27

6 votes

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What is the history between Nina Sharp and Phillip Broyles?

answered Jul 31, 2013 at 23:32

6 votes

Do we ever see written English in the Star Wars films?

answered May 30, 2014 at 19:16

5 votes

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A series about a multiverse with a central nexus and lots of crossovers from other series

answered Mar 11, 2016 at 15:20

5 votes

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Would wearing an Invisibility Cloak block the gaze of a Basilisk?

answered Mar 26, 2014 at 10:27

5 votes

Why is '42' the meaning of life?

answered Nov 17, 2013 at 21:49

4 votes

How are the Elders of Xanth selected?

answered Jun 8, 2013 at 1:19

4 votes

Why was the I.F. in a rush?

answered Nov 7, 2013 at 18:33

4 votes

In Fringe 2x16, How could Walter have copied the RAZR device?

answered Mar 31, 2013 at 17:13

3 votes

What is the origin of milk in Redwall books?

answered Apr 28, 2013 at 13:02

3 votes

Why aren't all Professors Ravenclaws?

answered Feb 7, 2014 at 19:10

3 votes

Why does the Room of Requirement use the same hiding chamber for everything?

answered May 5, 2014 at 10:42

3 votes

Why is Dr Dolittle not a vegetarian?

answered Apr 17, 2020 at 11:05

-1 votes

Do Muggle trains roll along the Hogwarts Express railway near Hogwarts without seeing the enchanted area?

answered May 31, 2013 at 18:26