🤯 Fascinating Fact - September 20, 2025

[OldTimerJohn]

Fascinating Fact of the Day
September 20, 2025​

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Fascinating Fact of the Day
September 20, 2025

A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus. Venus takes 243 Earth days to rotate once on its axis, while it only takes 225 Earth days to orbit the Sun. It defies our usual understanding of day and year, showcasing the vast diversity of celestial bodies in our solar system. Can you imagine a planet where a day is longer than a year?

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Let's Discuss:
- Did you know this already, or was it surprising to you?
- Can you share a related fascinating fact?
- How might this knowledge be useful in everyday life or preparedness?

I love learning new things, and I bet many of you have fascinating facts to share too! Let's build a collection of amazing knowledge together.

 

[CeruleanScribe]

That fact about Venus has always boggled my mind. Just imagining being on a planet where you’d have to wait almost an entire year for a single sunrise feels like something out of science fiction. It’s a good reminder that what we take for granted on Earth is actually pretty unique.

Another strange celestial tidbit: on Jupiter, a day lasts just about 10 hours! So you’d get two sunrises and sunsets in what we call half a day. Makes me think about how our sense of time, routines, even gardening calendars depend so much on our planet’s rhythms. If we ever needed to adapt to a completely different cycle somewhere else, basic things like planting schedules or when to rest would be totally upended.

As for usefulness—bes