Did you know that the gas giant Uranus could have been called George? Crazy right

When Uranus was first discovered in 1781 by William Herschel, he originally wanted to name it “Georgium Sidus” (Latin for George’s Star) in honor of King George III of England. Astronomers outside Britain, though, weren’t too thrilled with naming a planet after an English king.

Others suggested names like Herschel (after the discoverer) or mythological ones to match the classical theme of the other planets. Eventually, the German astronomer Johann Bode proposed Uranus after the ancient Greek god of the sky (and father of Saturn). So yeah, we almost had a solar system with Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn… and George