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Was the Twin Pines Mall scene at 1:15am for in-universe or out-of-universe reasons?

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asked Apr 9, 2018 at 7:58

50 votes

1 answer

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How does the line to Hogwarts fit in to the UK national rail network?

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asked Mar 29, 2018 at 8:50

49 votes

3 answers

11k views

How is the name "Gandalf" pronounced?

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asked Apr 19, 2018 at 14:58

44 votes

3 answers

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How come Ferengi starships work?

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asked Oct 26, 2016 at 8:32

39 votes

4 answers

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Why did Snape become a teacher?

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asked May 4, 2018 at 8:06

23 votes

5 answers

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If Marty had faded out, would that have destroyed the universe?

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asked May 26, 2017 at 8:16

23 votes

2 answers

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Why didn't B'Elanna Torres have her cranial ridges removed?

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asked Aug 6, 2018 at 8:16

22 votes

4 answers

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Why didn't Kes send Voyager home?

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asked Oct 1, 2019 at 15:06

21 votes

2 answers

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How does the EMH see?

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asked Feb 25, 2020 at 9:13

21 votes

1 answer

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Why didn't Dave Lister go home?

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asked Oct 24, 2016 at 11:40

18 votes

4 answers

5k views

Do any Star Trek characters play rock band instruments?

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asked Oct 30, 2019 at 9:35

15 votes

2 answers

6k views

Where is the Burrow?

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asked Jun 7, 2018 at 9:42

15 votes

4 answers

4k views

Why no Medievalworld or Romanworld?

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asked Nov 29, 2016 at 9:19

14 votes

7 answers

6k views

In Doctor Who, are there any instances of "accidental" time travel?

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asked Jun 4, 2018 at 9:46

12 votes

4 answers

1k views

How was the War Doctor addressed?

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asked Jun 15, 2017 at 14:42

11 votes

1 answer

3k views

Why does Marty keep driving round and round the car park?

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asked Jun 23, 2016 at 10:05

10 votes

1 answer

578 views

How were the swords made safe to humans?

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asked Jun 2, 2016 at 12:29

10 votes

1 answer

291 views

How could Sarah-Jane Smith's friends understand the aliens?

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asked Jun 25, 2019 at 15:16

9 votes

4 answers

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If the Doctor was the last of the Time Lords, what happened to Susan?

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asked Jul 17, 2018 at 8:29

9 votes

1 answer

635 views

Did Doc Brown confess to stealing the locomotive?

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asked May 24, 2018 at 8:20

8 votes

4 answers

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Why didn't Old Biff keep the time machine?

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asked Sep 2, 2016 at 14:54

7 votes

2 answers

1k views

Why wasn't the Second Doctor's regeneration shown on screen?

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asked Jul 31, 2017 at 14:23

7 votes

1 answer

420 views

Is everything in Westworld made of the "white stuff"?

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asked Jun 26, 2018 at 15:24

7 votes

2 answers

461 views

The Doctor as Merlin: further references?

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asked Dec 3, 2018 at 12:30

7 votes

0 answers

111 views

BBC Ghosts: Why can't Robin leave the grounds of Button House?

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asked Sep 6, 2021 at 14:05

6 votes

3 answers

1k views

Are there any gay characters in Terry Pratchett's Discworld?

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asked Dec 16, 2021 at 12:33

6 votes

1 answer

363 views

Children's novel about time travel via steam train

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asked Jan 26, 2018 at 9:04

6 votes

1 answer

986 views

Is there a magical Universal Translator in the Harry Potter universe?

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asked Oct 25, 2016 at 12:56

5 votes

1 answer

449 views

Was Jonathan Archer really going to be called "Jeffrey Archer"?

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asked Oct 4, 2016 at 8:51

5 votes

1 answer

2k views

Short story about an inventor who travels into the future to find time going backwards

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asked Jun 7, 2016 at 8:33

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47 Questions

Was the Twin Pines Mall scene at 1:15am for in-universe or out-of-universe reasons?

How does the line to Hogwarts fit in to the UK national rail network?

How is the name "Gandalf" pronounced?

How come Ferengi starships work?

Why did Snape become a teacher?

If Marty had faded out, would that have destroyed the universe?

Why didn't B'Elanna Torres have her cranial ridges removed?

Why didn't Kes send Voyager home?

How does the EMH see?

Why didn't Dave Lister go home?

Do any Star Trek characters play rock band instruments?

Where is the Burrow?

Why no Medievalworld or Romanworld?

In Doctor Who, are there any instances of "accidental" time travel?

How was the War Doctor addressed?

Why does Marty keep driving round and round the car park?

How were the swords made safe to humans?

How could Sarah-Jane Smith's friends understand the aliens?

If the Doctor was the last of the Time Lords, what happened to Susan?

Did Doc Brown confess to stealing the locomotive?

Why didn't Old Biff keep the time machine?

Why wasn't the Second Doctor's regeneration shown on screen?

Is everything in Westworld made of the "white stuff"?

The Doctor as Merlin: further references?

BBC Ghosts: Why can't Robin leave the grounds of Button House?

Are there any gay characters in Terry Pratchett's Discworld?

Children's novel about time travel via steam train

Is there a magical Universal Translator in the Harry Potter universe?

Was Jonathan Archer really going to be called "Jeffrey Archer"?

Short story about an inventor who travels into the future to find time going backwards