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Why didn't Dumbledore realise that Moody had been replaced?
Throughout the books we are led to believe that Dumbledore is not only incredibly smart and powerful, but also very astute. He has a way of predicting what people will do and how they will react. He could read Voldemort better than Voldemort…
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Why doesn't Quark wear a headdress?
Through The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine, the majority of the Ferengi we see a wearing a headdress on the back of the head.
Quark though, on Deep Space Nine, does not ever seem to wear one, even though his brother, Rom, and his nephew, Nog,…
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Why does an X-Wing have this name when there is no "X" in the Aurebesh alphabet?
I was reading about Galactic Basic Standard, the standard language in Star-Wars. This lead me to the article about Aurebesh, the alphabet that is used to write it, and that is used all over the Star-Wars franchise.
I noticed that there is no X…
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Why is Cersei commonly referred to as "Cersei Lannister" instead of "Cersei Baratheon"?
I've watched the first two seasons of the TV series, and I'm in the middle of the first book. While reading, I noticed that Catelyn is usually referred to by her married name:
Scarlet-tinged spittle flew from the fat innkeep's mouth as she begged…
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From which Star Trek TNG episode/movie has this famous facepalm image been taken?
This Picard Facepalm image is very famous. You can find it in countless memes. Everyone keeps using it on social media. Even Fortune.com has used it.
It is so famous outside its dimension that when I do a reverse image search, Star Trek is nowhere…
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Why did Eddard Stark keep Catelyn in the dark?
In the Season 6 finale of Game of Thrones, we learn that
Jon Snow is not the bastard son of Ned Stark, but is in fact Ned's nephew, by way of his sister Lyanna.
(Okay, to be fair, we don't 100% definitely know this, but it is incredibly heavily…
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Why couldn't Harry or anybody else see Peter Pettigrew aka Scabbers on the Marauder's Map when Lupin could?
Fred and George stumbled upon the Marauder's map in their first year. They passed it on to Harry while in their fifth year. Also note that, while talking to Harry on the train, Ron described Scabbers as being "Percy's old rat".
Hence, we can safely…
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Did Voldemort actually curse the job of Defense Against Dark Arts professor after being denied the position?
So, everyone and their formidable Grandmother believes that DADA position at Hogwarts is cursed so that anyone taking it only lasts a year at most.
Some people who know more than others, might believe that this is because it was cursed by Voldemort…
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Is there any proof that Jaime Lannister is actually a good swordsman?
From what I can tell of Jaime Lannister, he is a good swordsman, because he has fought numerous battles and lived to tell the tale.
What I can't find is any evidence of him beating anyone in a duel with anyone actually good with a sword. All the…
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Did J.K Rowling have the 'Tom Marvolo Riddle' anagram set up from the start?
In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, I was fascinated by the scene where the words 'Tom Marvolo Riddle' change into 'I am Lord Voldemort' in the air.
I was wondering, did J.K. Rowling plan it when she gave Voldemort his name in the first…
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Why didn't Sauron guard Mount Doom?
This fact had always bugged me. When Frodo finally goes to the Cracks of Doom he is met with practically no resistance. This seems uncharacteristic of Sauron which in my humble opinion makes it a tiny flaw in the plot. Just to be safe, Sauron could…
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Why did the Fellowship not choose to pass the Misty Mountains further north or south?
At the Council of Elrond, it is known that:
Saruman is a traitor, thus it’s not possible for the Ring to pass through the gap of Rohan
Nobody has heard any news of Balin and Moria for a long time; and although he doesn’t know for certain yet,…
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Why didn't James' love and sacrifice for Lily protect her?
We know that Harry survived Voldemort's killing curse because Lily loved him so much that she sacrificed herself in an attempt to protect him. This resulted in a very powerful charm that pretty much rendered Harry immune to Voldemort (until…
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What is the true origin of the Orcs?
There are a bunch of theories about the true origin of the Orcs. Tolkien tried out a few different origins for his Orcs throughout his life but died before he could fully revise The Silmarillion with his final view on their origins and nature.
There…
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What happened to warp drives destroying the universe?
I remember a TNG episode where some scientists said that warp drives were causing a lot of damage to subspace. At the end of the episode Star Fleet decided that warp speeds would be restricted to warp 5 except for emergency situations.
Of course…
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