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Star Trek: The Next Generation episode with a black snowman
My three-year-old daughter has just been telling me about an episode of The Next Generation which was on earlier.
The man runned on the sand and he fell in the black thing, and he came up a black snowman.
Followed by
The mans had their orange…
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Story in which a stranded astronaut is saved by a golden humanoid, and later realizes that it could have killed him
I came across this comment on the internet, unfortunately much too old for me to respond to to find more information or ask if they'd gotten an answer. Nonetheless, their description intrigued me and I would really like to know what story they're…
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In canon, does Han Solo shoot first?
Considering the "Han shot first" controversy, is there any version that has been stated canon over the other?
The 2006 DVD had two versions—the 2004 changes and the original theatrical version. The theatrical version features no changes, including…
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Are there any (natural) scientists in Middle-earth?
Put simply: by scientists, I mean a people whose job is to examine the world around them.
I know that a lot of characters even from LOTR are well educated and they used to study old books etc.
But I am looking for someone who is (in our world's…
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Why do wizards use such ineffective spells during serious situations in Harry Potter?
In Harry Potter, we can see many wizards in many really important situations/fights using very ineffective spells, and so later on they pay the price for that (e.g. somebody uses expelliarmus, but later on he loses to somebody else or even gets…
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Do we know what the 20 Rings of Power look like?
Do we know what the 20 Rings of Power look like?
Is there any known descriptions of all the Rings of Power. If not which rings have been described as to what they looked like?
The Rings of Power in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium are…
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Why is the destination of the Discovery in 2001: A Space Odyssey Saturn in the book and Jupiter in the movie?
So, in the book in 2001, it says the monolith is around Saturn, and in the movie, it says it's around Jupiter. Also, in 2010, they both agree that it's around Jupiter. Why is that?
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What happens when a Triwizard Contestant refuses to participate?
It seems different enchantments trigger different consequences - for example, Lily's protective enchantment over Harry disappears the moment Harry turns seventeen, and the Unbreakable Vow results in death if broken. What constitutes the 'binding…
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Why didn't Voldemort show up on the Marauders Map?
The Weasley twins obtained the Marauders Map some time in their first year at Hogwarts and gave it to Harry in his third year. This means that they canonically had it throughout Harry's first year when Professor Quirrell was the Defense Against the…
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Have there ever been 25 or more stars on Wonder Woman's "panties"?
In Epic Rap Battles of History: Wonder Woman vs Stevie Wonder, Stevie Wonder (played by T-Pain) concludes his first verse with
I'm the ceremony master blaster with the bars
And I got more Grammies than your panties got stars
Stevie Wonder has…
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How was Groot able to say "We are Groot"?
Near the end of the film - as Ronan's ship, The Dark Aster, crashes to the ground - Groot creates a protective cocoon for the rest of the team. It all gets very emotional and Groot says:
We are Groot!
As far as I was aware all he can say is "I am…
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Why didn't Obi-Wan refer to Darth Vader as Anakin during the Death Star duel?
During their fight on the Death Star in A New Hope, Obi-Wan refers to Darth Vader as "Darth" a couple of times.
"Only a master of evil, Darth"
"You can't win Darth"
In their previous encounter on Mustafar, Obi-Wan repeatedly refers to him as…
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What is the oldest object in Middle-earth?
After reading a question (or was it elsewhere?) discussing which Rings of Power were made first, it caused me to wonder which item (not just the rings) is the oldest. There are various ancient artifacts that have endured in Middle-earth through the…
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How was the cryogenization of Fry not discovered sooner?
I can't find any logical explanation of the key point that makes all of the Futurama series run, at least in the episodes I've seen.
I guess that at least Fry's family reported his disappearance to the police once he didn't return that night from…
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Is it possible that Mace Windu survived his encounter with Sidious?
During their fight, it looked like Mace's arm was cut off and he was hit by the force lightning and thrown out the window. But, we never actually see his body. It seems to be a recurring theme that if you don't actually see a body in a movie, the…
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