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Doctor Who is Getting the Mr. Men Treatment
How perfectly British.
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It's the 21st century. We shouldn't have to tie our own shoes.
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Take a video tour of surrealist H.R. Giger's most famous design.
Watch Classic Soviet Sci-Fi Films for Free Online
Don't worry. There are subtitles.
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The Original Star Trek Movie Script Featured Captain Kirk Punching Jesus
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Infographic: 10 Times Science Fiction Predicted the Future of Transportation
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11 Real Facts About A.I. Artificial Intelligence
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10 Fast Facts About Logan's Run
The dystopian classic is turning 40 years old.
Finger-Pricking Robot Was Designed to Inflict Pain
The "First Law" robot is meant to spark a discussion around artificial intelligence.
15 Fascinating Facts About Alien
Ridley Scott’s horror sci-fi masterpiece, which turns 40 years old in June, was perhaps the first movie to reveal the true terrors of space—where no one can hear you scream.
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Ed Wood’s infamous sci-fi flick has been both condemned and celebrated as “the worst movie ever made.”
15 Out-of-This-World Facts About Forbidden Planet
The groundbreaking sci-fi flick is turning 60 years old.
The Trouble with Star Trek Transporters
What if the transporter actually kills everybody it "beams up?"
15 Dystopian Facts About THX 1138
The sci-fi cult classic introduced George Lucas to the world years before he made it to a galaxy far, far away.
10 Mind-Blowing Facts About Scanners
It’s been 40 years since David Cronenberg’s Scanners (literally) blew your brains for the first time.
10 Facts About Invasion Of The Body Snatchers
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8 Things Invented by Famous Writers
When Margaret Atwood got tired of long book tours, she developed a pen that would sign books for her long-distance.
Puff Adders Can Hide Their Smell From Predators
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