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Why does Captain Marvel assume the planet where she lands would recognize her credentials?
I just watched Captain Marvel. Right after she crash-lands on planet C-53 (Earth), she walks right up to a security guard and introduces herself as "Vers" from "Kree Starforce." She continues to do this in a very conspicuous manner until she finally…
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Why didn't Tom Riddle take the presence of Fawkes and the Sorting Hat as more of a threat?
In Chamber of Secrets, Tom Riddle mocks the assistance Harry receives at the start of their final confrontation - Fawkes and the Sorting Hat arriving - as pathetic.
So this is what Dumbledore sends his great defender. A songbird and an
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Did Stan Lee finish his cameo shooting for the upcoming Avengers 4 movie?
Now that Stan Lee is dead, I am wondering if I'll be able to see his legendary cameo in the upcoming Avengers 4 movie.
Did he finish shooting for it?
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The boy at the bottom of the river who spent 2,000 years looking at a statue of an angel?
I'd really like to re-watch this sci-fi flick: a young boy is presumed dead because he fell into a river/was in a car that drove off a pier in New York. He freezes but doesn't die, and spends +/- 2,000 years staring at a statue of a girl/angel which…
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Are these figurines from any recognisable franchise?
As a kid in the eighties, I used to play with these plastic space soldiers, lovingly painted by my grandfather.
I just rediscovered them and immediately wondered if they're from an actual franchise, or just sprang from some manufacturer's…
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Why didn't the Imperials block the exhaust port on the Death Star during the Battle of Yavin?
The rebel plan is to fire torpedoes into the Death Star's exhaust port, causing a chain reaction that will destroy the Death Star.
One of the Imperial officers tells Tarkin:
OFFICER: We've analyzed their attack, sir, and there is a danger. Should I…
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Seeking a story about a subway train journey, through a universe made entirely of city
A man living in an underground city gets on his local subway train and keeps traveling, station after station, just to see where it goes.
Nobody has ever done this before. The staff on the train (who only each work a small section of train line)…
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Why did Dumbledore tell everyone that Voldemort had killed Cedric Diggory?
At the end of the Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire, Dumbledore tells the school that it was Voldemort who killed Cedric Diggory. However, it was actually Wormtail (Pettigrew) who killed Diggory. So why did he say it was Voldemort? And none of the…
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Why does Gollum address himself as "we"?
When talking to himself or talking to other people, Gollum likes to address himself as "we," e.g.: "we likes you".
There is only one Gollum, so why does Gollum talk as if there are many Gollums? And his grammar is wrong as well. There should be no…
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Has Dumbledore ever killed anyone?
Dumbledore is described as the only one whom Voldemort feared. Did he kill any Death Eaters, or anyone else for that matter?
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Who are the current owners of the Infinity Stones in the MCU before the beginning of Infinity War?
Who owns the Infinity Stones in the MCU currently, i.e. before the beginning of the events of Avengers: Infinity War. Who has owned these Infinity Stones up until now?
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Why was Fleur's little sister Gabrielle even at Hogwarts?
I am surprised that I didn't find this question using the search.
Why was Fleur's little sister Gabrielle even at Hogwarts?
If I remember correctly she must have been only 8 years old, and all the other students from Beauxbatons were older than her.…
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What is this fantasy series which the author sabotaged to prevent sequels?
When I was a teenager, I heard about a fantasy series where the author was mad about publishers assuming the rights to series and publishing unauthorized sequels.
So this author, who was close to retirement or death, completely sabotaged his world.…
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Did the stable boy use the Force?
At the very end of The Last Jedi, a stable boy on Canto Bight, who was given a Resistance ring by Rose when she and Finn liberated the fathiers, stares up at the night sky with his broom in hand. The boy in question is pictured below.
The spirit…
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Who is Space Gary?
Gary the Dog is/was Carrie Fisher's French Bulldog. Before she passed, Gary would be seen pretty much everywhere with Carrie. In The Last Jedi Gary has an uncredited role as Space Gary.
When watching the film I couldn't seem to remember seeing Gary…
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