1. Uranus is tilted on it's side with an axial tilt of 98 degrees, which is described as "rolling it's way around the sun on it's side". The tilt was thought to be by something like an asteroid or comet that was strong and big enough to tilt this large planet or an earth sized planet that had collided but scientists and researchers aren't sure yet.
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2. Uranus (Note: Not pronounced 'Your Anus'. U-ra-nus, You-Ra-nus) was named after the greek god of the sky, relating to it's light blue sky-ish colour.
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3. Uranus is not visible to the naked eye, and was the first planet to be discovered with a telescope.
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(I'm sorry, I couldn't resist)
4. Uranus makes one trip around the Sun every 84 Earth years. During some parts of its orbit one or the other of its poles point directly at the Sun and get about 42 years of direct sunlight. The rest of the time they are in darkness.
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