Neptune Moves Slowly: Neptune was discovered in 1846, but it still hasn't finished a complete orbit around the sun since its discovery. That won't happen until 2011. Incidentally, because of Pluto's strange orbit, from Jan. 21, 1979, to Feb. 11, 1999, Neptune became the furthest planet from the sun. It has resumed that position, now that Pluto has been demoted to the kids' table of planets.

Hitler, Artiste: As a teenager, Adolf Hitler tried, twice, to get into the Academy of Fine Arts ...

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