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Before we go, here’s your random trivia of the day:

Tonight, Saturn and Jupiter will appear unusually close in the night sky – so close that some believe they will appear as “one star,” heralded as the Christmas Star. However, others say that may be an exaggeration – that, in fact, they will still appear as two planets.

But the truth is that nobody knows for certain. This exact event has not yet happened since the 1200s. Be sure to look toward the western sky at twilight tonight!

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