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Where was J.R.R. Tolkien born?

J.R.R. Tolkien was born in South Africa in 1892.

J.R.R. Tolkien worked on the Oxford English Dictionary, researching words like "walrus" and "wasp."

J.R.R. Tolkien wrote the first line of "The Hobbit" on a blank page while grading exam papers.

J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis were members of the Inklings, a literary group.

J.R.R. Tolkien invented languages, including the Elvish languages Quenya and Sindarin.

"The Lord of the Rings" was written as one novel, but the publisher split it into three volumes.

J.R.R. Tolkien fought in the Battle of the Somme.

Ten-year-old Rayner Unwin was paid a shilling to review "The Hobbit" for his father's publishing company.

J.R.R. Tolkien's gravestone includes the names "Beren" and "Lúthien," characters from his writings.

"The Hobbit" was published in 1937.