Venus: Love and War in the Skies

Listen, I just found out that Venus spins backwards and nobody knows exactly why.

But here's the wild part. Ancient Romans named it after their goddess of love because

it was the brightest thing in the sky. Meanwhile, the Mayans were so obsessed with

Venus they literally scheduled their wars around when it appeared as the morning star.

They believed it was this aggressive warrior deity that could curse their enemies.

So we've got one planet that Romans thought was all about romance while Mayans saw it as

a battle omen. Same celestial body, completely opposite vibes. And it's still out

there spinning the wrong way like it's got its own agenda. Makes you wonder what else we're