Fun Factoid: The hobbits walked 1350 miles from Hobbiton to Mount Doom, per some fans

[steve2470]

Lord of the Rings fans have calculated how far of a trek it was from Hobbiton to Mount Doom. The hobbits trekked approximately 1,350 miles (2,173 kilometers), which is equivalent to the journey between Los Angeles, CA and Austin, TX.

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eta: More options for privacy include Qwant, Startpage, Swisscows, Mojeek, searX, Peekier, MetaGer, Ecosia, and Gibiru, per https://itsfoss.com/privacy-search-engines/ I might have missed one, feel free to add it !

[SWBTATTReg]

1. Neat! I've been thinking of watching the whole series again (I have the entire CD set of LOTR)...

Now I think you pushed me over the edge to go watch, I could watch again and again and again and ...

As you can tell, this is one of my favorite series, including the initial story where Bilbo discovers Precious (and meets Gollum).