{"id":674,"date":"2012-02-05T13:27:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-05T13:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/2012\/02\/facts-about-the-planet-saturn.html"},"modified":"2021-04-23T18:01:35","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T17:01:35","slug":"20-facts-about-saturn","status":"publish","type":[],"link":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/20-facts-about-saturn\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Fascinating Facts About The Planet Saturn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you like to watch the skies at night, you should check out these facts about one of the planets out there, the planet we call Saturn.\n</p><p class='\"list\"'>Saturn is the lightest planet in our solar system.\n</p><p class='\"list\"'>This planet is known as being a &ldquo;gas giant&rdquo;. 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