TIL because of its slow rotation one "day" on mercury equals 59 earth days. It orbits the Sun in a 3:2 spin–orbit resonance, rotating on its axis exactly three times for every two revolutions around the Sun meaning a day lasts twice as long as its year.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(planet)

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