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How many dachshunds would it take to get to the moon?

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April 23, 2026 • 77 views
Original source: New Scientist
How many dachshunds would it take to get to the moon?

Feedback, always on the hunt for absurd units of measurement, is delighted by recent attempts to convey the 406,771 kilometres that the Artemis II crew travelled from Earth

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