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See also [[Powers as Programs]], for abilities instead of knowledge, and [[Instant Expert]].
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▲== [[Anime]]/[[Manga]] ==
* On the first ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (anime)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' anime, Scar somehow is able to absorb some of the investigations made by the Elric brothers related to the Laboratory Five.
* In one chapter of ''[[Doraemon]]'', Nobita eats a special kind of bread that lets him remember anything printed on it.
* One [[Janosch]] story is about a family of mice where in the son became smart by eating books.▼
== [[Fan Works]] ==
* In ''[[Through the Eyes of Another Pony]]'', [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|Princess Luna]] has a spell that allows her to absorb all knowledge in any written document (destroying the document in the process). She later bites off more than she could chew by using this to absorb {{spoiler|''the internet''}}.
* This is one of the abilities Jaune Arc gains when his semblance, "The Gamer", activates in the ''[[RWBY]]''/''[[The Gamer]]'' crossover ''[[The Games We Play (RWBY fanfic)|The Games We Play]]'' by Ryuugi. If a book describes a skill in sufficient detail, he can "devour" it and gain a basic grasp of it, which he can then improve by [[Stat Grinding|grinding]].
== [[Film]] ==
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* [[Discworld|Gaspode the wonder dog]] claims to have picked up much of his knowledge through chewing books.
* In China Miéville's ''Kraken'', one villain needed to absorb the information in a book (printed in kraken ink) right now. And the villain was also made of ink. {{spoiler|He forced the ink out of the book and mixed himself with the ink. Alas, it turns out kraken ink can remember it's prior identity.}}
* In "The Fourth Profession" by [[Larry Niven]], a group of alien traders visit Earth and their main product is memory pills. The pills give people instant skills, such as speaking languages or captaining a starship, based on duplicated memories from a selection of alien professionals.
▲* One ''[[Janosch]]'' story is about a family of mice where in the son became smart by eating books.
== [[Live
* The entire premise of ''[[Chuck]]'' is that Chuck accidentally absorbs all knowledge of the CIA and NSA in a single night, and has flashes of said knowledge whenever he sees something related to them.
* Manny, [[Bill Bailey]]'s character in ''[[Black Books]]'', absorbs The Little Book Of Calm, which transforms him into a messianic figure.
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* Something of a [[Subverted Trope]], but in ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'', Sylar can copy another character's powers by cutting open their skull and [[Awesomeness By Analysis|examining their brain]]. He doesn't actually eat their brain, though, calling that "disgusting."
== [[Oral Tradition]], [[Folklore]], Myths and Legends ==
* Happens in a vision in [[The Bible]] (the book of Jeremiah).
** In another vision, the [[Book of Revelation]], the narrator (who is by tradition the Apostle John) is told to do this, and he does. It's "sweet in his mouth, and bitter in his belly".
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* Carbosilicate amorphs in ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' evolved from data storage systems. They share memories by writing a copy into chosen piece of body, then exchanging and absorbing these.
* The "[http://chainsawsuit.com/2012/01/17/ask-your-doctor/ Ask your doctor]" strip on ''[[Chainsawsuit]]''.
== [[Web Original]] ==
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* Raven from ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]''. In one episode a mage teaches her an ability to absorb (not literally) many books at the same time, as it's faster than reading them.
* One Polish children show from the 80s had this in a song about bookworms.
* [[Evil Sorcerer|The Archmage]] from ''[[Gargoyles]]'' gains the power of the [[Tome of Eldritch Lore]], not by reading it, but by
* ''[[Martha Speaks]]'': the title character is a dog [[Uplifted Animal]] this way.
* ''[[Chowder]]'': Attempted by Mung Daal on Chowder. He tries to cram a stack of books in his head instead of getting him to study!
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