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Do all the planets revolve around the Sun counter clockwise, except for Venus and Uranus?

1) True
2) False

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It is false that all planets except for Venus and Uranus revolve around the Sun counter-clockwise; all planets revolve in the same direction. Venus rotates on its axis in a retrograde direction, and Uranus rotates with its axis tipped over on its side, likely due to past colossal impacts or other significant events.

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The question of whether all the planets revolve around the Sun counter-clockwise, except for Venus and Uranus, is false. All of the planets in the solar system, including Venus and Uranus, do revolve around the Sun in the same direction, which is counter-clockwise when viewed from above the Sun's north pole. However, Venus and Uranus are unique in the way that they rotate on their axes. Venus rotates very slowly backward, in a retrograde direction, which is opposite to the rotation direction of most planets. Uranus also has an unusual rotation, spinning about an axis that is tipped nearly on its side. This unusual spin orientation has led to many theories, including collisions with other massive objects early in the solar system's history, which might have caused these anomalous rotational properties.

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