Deep Space Nine did have a black lead in 1993-99...

Completely agree regarding sexuality. They came so close sometimes but didn't dare

I think that was intended as a homage

Am I the only one who sees a small dog, not a cat

I suspect many people don't quite understand what 1.3% means. How about: x$ per person?

I feel like I should apologize for my country, but in my defense, I didn't know these things existed until two minutes ago

Jake, kind of?

I assume the word is used pejoratively in context? In that case I'd like to coin "enstuffication"

Sure, but it's harder to get all the people you need if they think everything might be destroyed again a few years later

Yeah, those are really missing today.

I suppose Across the Spider-Verse is a teen movie?

I just put mine in the washing machine two or three times a year ...?

I think it depends on the location? I don't usually see people using silverware at McDonald's, but they might when eating a burger in nicer restaurant

I'll get ready in less of a rush when I'm working from home, but if I have me time in the morning I probably won't get much work done all day, have to start the day in work mode

If the light took 13.6 billion years to reach us, doesn't that mean it was 13.6 billion lightyears away back then and is further away today? And how could it be so far away so shortly after the big bang? I'm just trying to get my head around this

It's a real German idiom but not well known. Warten, dass einem die gebratenen Tauben in den Mund fliegen. Waiting for roast pigeons to fly into one's mouth. Basically, expecting to get stuff without work

Do the colors mean anything?

In fairness, döner kebab as sold in Germany is arguably a new dish that didn't exist in Turkey before. It was created by Turkish immigrants to and is based on traditional Turkish cuisine, but still a new twist.