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Why did Ned Stark keep this secret about Jon Snow from Catelyn Stark?
Why did Ned Stark keep this secret about Jon Snow from Catelyn Stark?
That Jon Snow is not a bastard, but the son of his sister, Lyanna Stark, and Rhaegar Targaryen.
After all these years Catelyn still hated Jon Snow. She can't accept him as a…
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Gregory House about evolution and global warming
I just found this quote from House M.D. Season 3 Episode 5
Dr. James Wilson: Your real fear is me having a good relationship.
Dr. Gregory House: Yes, it keeps me up at night. That and the Loch Ness Monster, global warming, evolution, other…
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Why did Nymeria leave Arya?
Near the end of Game of Thrones S07E02, Arya was surrounded by wolves and Nymeria was amongst one of them. I (and most of the GoT fans) thought Nymeria is going to reunite with Arya finally, however Nymeria walked away and left Arya.
So why did…
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Is Captain America back with Iron Man and the Avengers?
In Spider-Man: Homecoming while Happy (Jon Favreau) is loading the plane at Avengers Tower he mentions a "prototype of Cap's new shield".
Does that mean Captain America is back with the Avengers and whatever was between Tony and Steve is over?
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Why did Arrival have a Horse Wrangler?
The credits of Arrival list Frank Gauthier as the film's Horse Wrangler. Why did the film need such a person? I don't remember any horses in the film. Were there horses in the background of a shot?
Extra question: Who decided to name the position…
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How was this glass shattering scene shot without getting any injury to the head?
This is one of the scenes from Scrubs.
JD (or whoever he was) bumps his head into the glass and breaks it. The scene looks pretty realistic. How was it done without hurting his head?
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Help me Identify a recent movie about isolation in the future
First, this movie is not Surrogates.
Second, I will summarize the entire plot of the movie, so spoiler alert.
I believe the movie is more recent, and centers on a young man/teen living in world where humans live alone in above ground bunker-like…
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How did Tyler Durden know all of the "useful information" that he knew?
In Fight Club, Tyler Durden seems to know all kinds of facts and information. Tyler is especially knowledgeable in the making of homemade explosives and soap.
The narrator tells us that Tyler is full of "useful information" during a soap making…
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Why doesn't Arthur keep his promise in Passengers?
In Passengers, there is a scene where Arthur tells Aurora that Jim couldn't wait to wake her up from hibernation. But Jim specifically tells Arthur, an android, to not tell Aurora. Why does Arthur leak Jim's secret even though Arthur insists he is a…
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Why do Vincent and Cole both have a patch of white hair on their head?
In The Sixth Sense, Vincent and Cole both have a patch of white in their hair.
Cole and Vincent both have a patch of grey/white hair, both on the
right side of their heads. Vincent's is to the side and Cole's is
behind the ear.
Vincent's can…
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How much of the original Robocop's organic body is left?
I am excluding the remake from 2014, wherein one could exactly see how much is left as the suit unfolded itself.
In the original movies and TV shows the electro mechanical parts were firmly connected with the biological ones. Robocop had to take in…
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Was the owl that woke up Cousin Vinny real or a prop?
In My Cousin Vinny, there is a scene depicting Vinny stepping outside of the door of the hunting lodge and randomly firing a sidearm to scare away some sort of animal that was making a noise and keeping him awake.
It is shown to be an owl making…
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How does the MPAA decide what rating to give a movie?
I know what each rating means, but how does the MPAA decide what rating to give a movie?
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How did Preacher get away with an exploding Tom Cruise?
In the pilot of the TV show Preacher, the space entity tries to find a host and targets a religious figure. And then we see a news title showing "TOM CRUISE EXPLODES".
Obviously a nod to the actor's association with Scientology. But how does the…
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What's the meaning of 'Cronenbourg' in the Rick and Morty episode Rick Potion No. 9?
Near the end of the episode Rick Potion No. 9, both Rick and Morty repeatedly refer to their situation with the word Cronenbourg. To be more specific:
When Rick turns almost everyone on Earth into hideously deformed mutants by modifying their…
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