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Venus days are mathematically longer than its calendar years

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Forget everything you know about scheduling. The second rock from the sun spins on its axis so incredibly slowly that it completely finishes its entire orbit around the solar system before it even manages to complete a single standard rotation.

Venus days are mathematically longer than its calendar years
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