So it turns out the walrus was actually Ron!

A close-up of a 'Mental Floss Amazing Facts' calendar card for October 12-13, 2024, showing a fact about the etymology of 'walrus' attributed to J.R.R. Tolkien, who supposedly worked at the Oxford English Dictionary. The card is placed on a wooden surface. The text humorously misattributes Tolkien's work to the word's origin, playing on his famous association with fantasy creatures.

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