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"I sound like a measurement of time but I measure distance. I am the distance light travels in a full year. The nearest star to our sun is four of me away. What am I?"

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Answer: A Light-year. A light-year is the distance light travels in one year — about 5.88 trillion miles. Despite having year in the name, it is a measurement of distance. Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to our Sun, is about 4.24 light-years away.

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