Hobbits were real
Well, sort of :-)
Remains of New Species of Hobbit-Sized Human Found
By Patricia Reaney
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists in Australia have found a new species of hobbit-sized humans who lived about 18,000 years ago on an Indonesian island in a discovery that adds another piece to the complex puzzle of human evolution. (Click on the title for the full story.)
Someone I know pointed out that the Flores hobbits seem to have been wiped out by a volcanic eruption. Maybe throwing that ring into the volcano wasn't really such a good idea....
"Gimme that ring, ya hairy-footed hobbit varmint! Gimme that ring
or I'll blast ya!" -- Yosemite Nazgul