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Why nine Lord of the Rings actors got matching tattoos

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Nothing bonds a group of grown men quite like hiking across New Zealand barefoot and fighting imaginary orcs for years. To celebrate surviving the massive back-to-back production of the trilogy, nine members of the cast got the elvish word for 'nine' permanently inked on their bodies. Even Ian McKellen joined in, proving that Gandalf is significantly cooler than you.

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