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== [[Anime]]
* 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]] ==
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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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