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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/GoinThruTheBigD on 2024-12-14 17:02:21+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Mercury is closer to Earth, on average, than Venus is because it orbits the Sun more closely. Further, Mercury is the closest neighbor, on average, to each of the other seven planets in the solar system.