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Appreciation post: I found out Venus spins backwards from a library book my kid brought home
Honestly, I was just flipping through 'Space Facts for Kids' in my living room last night and it said Venus rotates the opposite way of almost every other planet, which blew my mind because I've been looking at it for years with my binoculars and never knew.
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lilychen2mo ago
Found that out a few years back. My brain just refused to accept it for a solid week. Kept looking at old astronomy pictures trying to figure out how I missed it. Makes you wonder what other basic facts we all have wrong. The library book section for adults probably has the same stuff written in a boring way. Kids get all the good info.
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seth_carr2mo ago
What was the fact you found out that messed with your head for a week? I had that happen when I learned the big dipper isn't actually a constellation, it's just part of a bigger one.
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