ASTRONAUGHTY

Venus spins backwards because it refuses to do things normally.

✗ FAKE

Venus does rotate in the opposite direction to most planets, a retrograde rotation, and very slowly. The cause is not known for certain, with giant impacts and atmospheric tides proposed.

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