- Trained a goldfish to ring a bell.
- Holds several patents for his inventions.
- He designed the large "General Spider" seen at the end of Arachnaphobia.
- Is a wilderness survival expert
- Ran a sailing - diving charter business in the Caribbean for several years before he started working in Special Effects.
- Has a degree in Russian language from Indiana University.
- Awarded a Doctorate of Engineering, honoris causa from Villanova University, May 2010.
- Is a long-standing Screen Actors Guild member.
- Used to run a pet store.
- Once lived on a houseboat.
- Running his special effects company M5 industries and hosting the Discovery TV-show Mythbusters. (July 2005)
- His wife is a high school teacher.
- Has a degree in Literature from Indiana University.
- Grew up on a apple farm near Columbus, Indiana while his mother worked at the Graduate School library at Indiana University.
- Has a younger half brother, Craig.
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