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Biology

Lifetime Walking Distance vs. Earth's Circumference

Quick fact

The average person walks about 110,000 miles (177,000 km) in a lifetime—enough to circle Earth's equator nearly 4.5 times.

Why this is interesting

If you could walk a straight line from your birthplace and keep going for your whole life, where would you end up? It might be farther than you think—possibly halfway around the planet.