Uranus was nearly called George, but instead it's the butt of every joke - Happy Mag

Uranus was close to being called George, and apparently we've been pronouncing its name wrong this whole time.

NASA is launching another mission to discover more about everyone’s favourite round, gassy object, Uranus. The announcement that NASA was going to probe Uranus is funny enough in itself, but to make… [+1315 chars]

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