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Where did the Q come from, before the Q Continuum?
In the Star Trek Universe where did the Q come from? I mean before they were Q in the Q Continuum? In Star Trek Voyager you learn that the race is somewhat intolerant of individualism (in the episode of the Q Civil War) but Q also suggest they have…
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How did Isaac Asimov come up with the 3 laws of robotics?
The first law is that a robot shall not harm a human, or by inaction allow a human to come to harm. The second law is that a robot shall obey any instruction given to it by a human, and the third law is that a robot shall avoid actions or situations…
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Why did Laura Barton's phone work in Endgame?
In Avengers: Endgame, after everyone is resurrected by the Blip, we find out that the plan worked when Hawkeye gets a call from his wife Laura.
Presumably, her phone was resurrected along with her, but why was her phone able to make this call? Had…
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What did Frodo and Sam eat when they crossed Mordor on foot?
If Sauron had trouble getting enough food for a large army, then maybe Sam and Frodo had problems finding food in Mordor too.
Where did Sam and Frodo find food and water along the journey through Mordor?
Their journey on foot might have lasted just…
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Does killing off all airbenders break the avatar cycle?
If Sozin had killed all the airbenders, and then worked through the next three Avatars, would the cycle have stopped? Skipped over? Thrown a Null Avatar Exception?
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How did Darth Sidious manage to diminish all of the Jedi's ability to use the Force?
Windu: I think it is time we informed the Senate that our ability to use the Force has diminished.
Yoda: Only the Dark Lords of the Sith know of our weakness. If informed, the Senate is, multiply, our adversaries will.
(src: Star Wars Episode II:…
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What is the earliest instance of "Dark Elves" in modern Fantasy?
In many different modern fantasy settings, Dark Elves as a race share some common traits, and can be considered to be an archetype of sorts from which each setting adapt some features to better fit in the specific fictional world.
Just as examples…
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How did Gandalf not lose his ring?
After the fight with the Balrog Gandalf says to his fellows "Naked I was sent back - for a brief time, until my task is done." (The two towers, ch. The white rider).
The three rings (and the one ring) are, albeit magical and special, physical…
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Why did Lucius make a deal out of Buckbeak hurting Draco but not about Draco being turned into a ferret?
Draco and Lucius get super angry and over dramatic about Buckbeak hurting Draco’s arm and tried to get Hagrid fired and Buckbeak killed as punishment in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. They did nothing about Mad-Eye Moody (Barty Crouch…
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Has J.J.Jameson ever found out that Peter Parker is Spider-Man?
I haven't read the comics, only seen some Spider-Man movies and The Animated Series, so I wonder if J.J.Jameson has ever found out that Peter Parker is Spider-Man?
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Is the age of Tony Stark consistent with the appearance of his father in the Captain America movie?
Nick Fury told Captain America that he has been "asleep" for nearly 70 years. If Dominic Cooper was playing Howard Stark Senior (grandfather of Tony Stark) then it is fine, but if he was playing Howard Stark (father of Tony Stark) then after 70…
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Why is everyone surprised that Jack-Jack has powers?
It didn't "hit" me before Incredibles 2, but why is everyone (or at least the Parr family and Edna Mode) surprised that Jack-Jack has powers?
While this answer doesn't really explain where Supers get their powers from, it concludes that two Supers…
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Classified project during WWII involving Asimov and Heinlein
During WWII, a group of science fiction writers, Robert Heinlein & Isaac Asimov prominent among them, were involved in a classified project for the US government.
Isaac Asimov mentioned this project in his autobiography In Memory Yet Green. There…
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Why does it say on Netflix that "Star Trek: Discovery" is a Netflix original series?
Everyone knows about relationship between Star Trek: Discovery and CBS network (All Access service inclusive). Here's first two sentences on the series' Wikipedia page:
Star Trek: Discovery is an American television series created for CBS All…
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Why is Hogwarts allowed to house such dangerous creatures?
Why does Hogwarts house so many dangerous creatures or artifacts sought by dangerous people (eg. Fluffy, the three-headed dog) when there are young wizards and witches living inside the castle?
Couldn't dangerous artifacts be guarded equally well…
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