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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ICanStopTheRain on 2025-03-20 04:02:15+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that in the first edition of “The Hobbit,” Gollum willingly gave the ring to Bilbo for winning a riddle game, and the two parted amicably. After Tolkien began working on “The Lord of the Rings,” he edited the story for future printings.