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Is there an identifiable origin for the association of minotaurs with battle axes?

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

Had J. K. Rowling seen This Is Spinal Tap before writing Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?

Did Tolkien think about language evolution when the speakers are immortal?

What does Aslan mean about being a bridge builder in our world?

Are all instances of trolls turning to stone ultimately references back to Tolkien?

In what adaptation of Return of the Jedi did Jabba brag about killing Jedi in the old days?

Was Lovecraft's "Shunned House" a real building?

What is the reason for the adornments hidden under the dome of the hemispherical droid prop from A New Hope?

What was the first work to show silicon-based life as "rocky"?

What work originated the term "dark lord" as a conventionalized title for a preternatural overlord?

Why is Rorschach's mask symmetrical?

Did Tolkien ever comment on the inaccuracy of the inscription on the One Ring?

What was the giant Time's new name in The Last Battle?

Do non-speaking animals in Narnia have souls?

Where did the mistaken idea of uncle Owen being Obi-Wan's brother originate?

Are Shagrat and Gorbag really talking about "the old days" from personal experience?

Trying to find short story about somebody who knew everyone on Earth

Was the use of "puddle jumper" in the Stargate SG-1 episode "Moebius" a continuity error?

Was the Star Wars capital planet named "Coruscant" after this passage from Pebble in the Sky?

What was the literary origin of the idea that in the far future the moon would get closer to the Earth?

What religious (or political) differences is Gulliver talking about here?

Seeking a story where a dead alien regrows as a plant from its grave

What was Alderaan named after?

Were the leaders of the Shire counselors of Arnor after the time of Sam, Merry, and Pippin?

How identifiable is The Wall in The Handmaid's Tale?

Short story about scientists who discover a way to end the world

Dystopian novel in which an assassin falls in love with her target

Were there officially created feature-length versions of Doctor Who serials?

Why are they faking the moon landing in Diamonds Are Forever?