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Is 559 weeks as long as The First walk around the world?

It's about two-and-a-half times as long as The First walk around the world
The length of The First walk around the world is about 224 weeks.
(1970 - 1974) (Dave, John, and Peter Kunst) (including time in recovery)
On June 20th, 1970, Dave Kunst set out from Waseca, Minnesota with $1,000 and a mule. Kunst completed his walk around the world (with a 17.380 weeks pause following an assault he suffered during the journey) on October 5th, 1974 — 224 weeks.
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