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TIL: Due to a deadline to file a patent, Nike founder Phil Knight chose the brand's name hastily and reluctantly only after it being suggested the same day.

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Jmjj TIL A day on Venus lasts longer than a year: It takes 243 Earth days to rotate once on its axis. The planet’s orbit around the Sun takes 225 Earth days, compared to the Earth’s 365.
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