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Are there any Jedi or Sith droids?
In the films, I only saw organic life forms become Jedi or Sith. Were there ever any droids who could use the Force?
Or is that impossible because of the M-word?
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Why did the Potters use Peter as a secret-keeper?
It was said in Prisoner of Azkaban that the Potters used Peter instead of Sirius as a Secret Keeper for the Fidelius Charm on their house because everyone would have expected them to use Sirius and so the secret would be better protected.
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What happened to Mark Watney's entertainment pack?
In Andy Weir's "The Martian" a big sub-plot is how much he does not enjoy the music/TV that the other astronauts brought to Mars.
Why doesn't he consume his own entertainment? Did I skip over the part where this is mentioned?
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Is Santa Claus a Time Lord?
Consider the following about Santa Claus:
He can carry presents for every little boy and girl around the world in one bag that sits on a sleigh pulled by eight tiny reindeer, so his bag has to be bigger on the inside.
He's able to make it around…
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What is the significance of Tales of the Black Freighter?
Alan Moore and David Gibbon's classic graphic novel masterpiece Watchmen contains an incidental character who, over the course of several parts of the series, is seen reading a comic entitled "Tales of the Black Freighter".
The contents of that…
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Why Was Peter Pettigrew Sorted To Gryffindor?
The Sorting Hat says:
You might belong in Gryffindor
Where dwell the brave at heart
Their daring, nerve, and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart . . .
Sorcerer's Stone - Page 118 - US Hardcover
Are there any canon examples of Peter Pettigrew…
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Did Draco Malfoy Demonstrate Any Level of Redemption By the End of the HP Series?
REPHRASED: J.K. Rowling has said that "all of her main characters, except for Voldemort, can be considered redeemable." Based on the following examples, was Draco Malfoy redeemed in the series, either fully or partially? Supplemental information…
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What type of Captain is Han Solo?
In A New Hope, Han introduces himself as the captain of the Millennium Falcon. In The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, many also refer to him as "Captain Solo", including various Rebels (Luke, Zev Senesca), droids (C-3PO), Imperials…
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Why does everyone's wand still work for them?
In the seventh book (and the 7th & 8th movie) of Harry Potter, it shows that a wand doesn't belong to a person anymore, or loses its loyalty if another witch or wizard disarms or defeats them.
Given that, why don't more children from earlier films…
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Why do Star Trek vessels always approach each other on parallel planes?
Space is just open 3D space, right? In Star Trek, ships are always coming from somewhere else: different solar systems, galaxies, etc. However, when they meet, they always seem to be on parallel planes (facing each other).
In some episodes I recall…
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How and when did Hermione find out she's a witch?
Hermione Granger is muggle born. Her parents are dentists. While Harry wasn't muggle born, he was raised by muggles, which amounts to the same thing when it comes to being exposed to magic.
Harry had curious incidents, like his hair growing back or…
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How did Tasha Yar know that she needed to make a hologram?
In the 23rd episode of Season 1 ("Skin of Evil"), Tasha Yar is
killed.
At the end of the episode, the main crew of the Enterprise attends a ceremony where a hologram of her addresses each attendee. It looks like this, to jog your memory:
Also,…
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How can Professor Xavier be alive?
In X-Men 3:The Last Stand, we see that Professor Charles Xavier died and Jean Grey killed him, and his body turned into pieces.
But in X-Men: Days of Future Past he's alive and well.
I'm pretty surprised that nobody asked about this before. Maybe…
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What short story has a father quit his job supervising robots to live in a shack and drink coffee?
I read a short story years ago. I don't remember the title or the author, but wish that I could.
It featured a family in the future- Mom, Dad, Daughter, Son, Dog. Dad works in a factory of some kind, supervising robots doing work. He gets a note one…
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Does Picard ever agree with Worf that the best course of action is to fire torpedos?
Most of the time when there is a threat or encounter with something foreign, Worf, as chief of security from season 2 of TNG onwards, recommends to load and arm torpedoes and phasers, normally followed by recommending firing them. Picard normally…
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