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Harry Potter fans force relocation of £430m undersea cable to avoid Dobby’s ‘grave’ (www.theguardian.com)

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Power cable linking UK and Ireland now passes near Bronze Age human burial remains instead of fictional grave on Welsh beach

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[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Are we talking about all the people who've been Star Wars fans during the nearly 50 years that it's existed, or the people who are still fans in 2026? I'd agree that Star Wars' current fanbase is made up of insecure children, since everyone else checked out long ago.