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Can the UK veto its own extension request?

united-kingdom european-union brexit article-50 european-council asked Sep 10 '19 at 13:02
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Sci-fi story where all 'citizens' had shares in a global company

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How long can a vote of no confidence against the prime minister be delayed or avoided?

united-kingdom parliament asked Dec 18 '18 at 10:01
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A man enters a comatose author's dreams to wake him up

story-identification short-stories dreams asked Mar 7 '19 at 5:00
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What's the oldest plausible frozen specimen for a Jurassic Park style story-line?

science-based reality-check climate survival prehistoric-times asked Feb 25 '19 at 13:04
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Is there any reason Cyanobacteria or Lichens can't survive on Mars?

mars atmosphere planetary-science geology plants asked Dec 7 '18 at 6:25
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If we dug a really big hole on Mars, how long would it last?

science-based reality-check planets geology weather asked Nov 27 '19 at 15:22
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Ancient Roman Pneumatic tube Postal Service

reality-check communication engineering materials ancient-history asked Jan 31 '19 at 1:33
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How soon does the PM have to present a passed bill for royal assent?

united-kingdom parliament legislative-process legislation asked Sep 2 '19 at 5:18
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Short story where a man ends up in the future & commits suicide

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Russian Dolls - How do they reproduce?
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Any other Asimov Books where Susan Calvin appears?
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First innovation for time traveler to low-tech society
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Aliens selectively breed humans to be bigger. How big could they get and still look human?
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Artificially make people incapable of singing at all (even poorly), but still capable of speaking?
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Movie about aliens disguised as humans that turn out to be allergic to latex
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What could cause a baby boom across the western world?
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Shooting all flying creatures in fear of spying drones
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Sci-fi movie from the '90s about an astronaut and a female alien
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