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9 Questions The Rings Of Power Season 2 Still Needs To Answer About Mordor

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 1 showed the Southlands become Mordor, but season 2 still has a lot of explaining to do. Mordor was an iconic location of The Lord of the Rings, so the reveal that the Southlands Galadriel and the Númenóreans tried so hard to save was doomed to become Sauron’s dark country was an impactful one. Of course, this will go on to be where the One Ring to rule them all would be created and where Frodo would eventually travel to destroy it once and for all. Still, there is

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Saturn’s Rings Could Be Younger Than Flowers

When the Cassini spacecraft reached the end of its lifetime orbiting Saturn in 2017, it had been operating well beyond its original four-year mission. Extended for two years, and then for seven, it had observed Saturn, its moons, and its ring system for 13 years before plunging, as instructed, into Saturn’s atmosphere. As it did, it left 13 years of data in our care, with many treasures still lying hidden buried within.

One of the more perplexing questions about Saturn seems like quite a fundamental one—while we can all unanimously agree that the elaborate system of rings surrounding the

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Amazon to pay over $30 million to settle claims Ring, Alexa invaded user privacy : NPR

The Federal Trade Commission has accused Amazon of harboring children’s data even when parents request it to be deleted, as well as giving its Ring employees access to users’ videos.

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The Federal Trade Commission has accused Amazon of harboring children’s data even when parents request it to be deleted, as well as giving its Ring employees access to users’ videos.

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Amazon will pay more than $30 million in fines to settle alleged privacy violations involving its voice assistant Alexa and doorbell camera Ring, according to federal filings.

In one lawsuit,

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You Should Be Paying Attention to Those Smooth Rings on the Barbell

Look closely at your barbell the next time you’re in a gym. Much of the surface is roughed up with a diamond pattern. This is called the knurling, and it helps your grip. But near the ends of the handle, you’ll see a ring or line of smooth metal on each side. Maybe two on each side, actually. These aren’t just for decoration; they have a purpose.

If a bar has two sets of rings, one is for weightlifting and one is for powerlifting

As we’ll see in a moment, there are two different strength sports that each call for

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Kate Middleton makes surprising confessions about Princess Diana’s engagement ring

The Princess of Wales was visiting Dowlais Rugby Club in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales when she made a surprise confession about her sapphire and diamond engagement ring.

The rock famously belongs to Prince William’s late mother Princess Diana, who picked it from Garrard due to the color of the sapphire stone matching her eyes. After Diana’s death in 1997, Prince William inherited the ring and carried it with him during a trip to Kenya with friends until finding the right moment to pop the question.

WATCH: Which royal has the most expensive engagement ring?

When royal fans spotted the ring on

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William and Kate’s marriage: Why the prince never wears a wedding ring

Prince William has been married for 12 years and has never worn a wedding band. Photo / Getty Images

It’s been just over 12 years since the Prince and Princess of Wales, simply Prince William and Kate Middleton back then, tied the knot.

But in all of that time, while Kate has sported Princess Diana’s famous sapphire and a custom gold wedding band to publicly signify her commitment, William has never worn a wedding ring.

As the royal couple and future King and Queen of the British Monarchy celebrated their 12 year wedding anniversary over the weekend, including posting a

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Saruman’s Uruk-Hai Weren’t Lord of the Rings’ Deadliest Orcs

The Lord of the RingsHobbits trilogy was a Hollywood adaptation of the JRR Tolkien novels. It’s no secret that the movies made plenty of changes to the source material. For one, it added an unnecessary rivalry between Thorin and Thranduil. But more importantly, it resurrected Azog the Defiler to be a personal nemesis for Thorin Oakenshield. Years earlier, Thorin had badly wounded Azog in battle, but the Pale Orc returned in the films to hunt Thorin in an insatiable quest for revenge.

CBR VIDEOS OF THE DAYSCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT

Azog the Defiler pursued Thorin throughout

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Nick Jonas Just Admitted “It Can Be A Little Strange” To Sing About Sex With His Brothers And Honestly, That Makes Sense

When the Jonas Brothers first burst onto the scene in 2005, they quickly became renowned for their purity rings.

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Jon Kopaloff / FilmMagic

At the time, Kevin, Nick, and Joe Jonas were 18, 16, and 13 years old respectively and had been raised as evangelical Christians.

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Jeffrey Mayer / WireImage

As a result of their faith, the trio pledged not to have sex before they got married, with the rings a symbol of their vow of celibacy. In 2008, Joe told the Huffington Post that the jewelry represented “promises to ourselves and to God that we’ll stay pure till marriage.”

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