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Eight of the nine actors who played the Fellowship in The Lord of the Rings got matching '9' tattoos in elvish script, except for John Rhys-Davies, whose stunt double got it instead!

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This special single-volume edition includes color illustrations and facsimile pages created by J.R.R. Tolkien himself during the writing process.

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Giant pandas have a "false thumb," a modified wrist bone they use to help grip bamboo.

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This special single-volume edition includes color illustrations and facsimile pages created by J.R.R. Tolkien himself during the writing process.

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