7 great people and their little-known oddities

11/8/2020

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Society Story: 7 great people and their little-known oddities

Indeed, almost all famous artists and scientists had such odd habits that surprised and shocked their contemporaries. Well, to tell the truth, you won't believe your ears when you learn about them.

#1 Andy Warhol dyed his hair to look older

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#2 Salvador Dali had an anteater and an ocelot as pets

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#3 Paul Gauguin left his large family and well-paid job and moved to Tahiti where he created his best artworks

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#4 Nikola Tesla changed 18 towels every day as he was afraid of germs and constantly washed his hands

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#5 Honoré de Balzac drank more than 45 cups of coffee a day and could work 2 days without any breaks

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#6 Albert Einstein asked people who talked to him to repeat the same things several times

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#7 Alfred Hitchcock had the fear of scary movies and refused to watch his own

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Weirdness makes talented people who they really are. It seems the genius-insanity gene really exists. If so it would explain a lot!

Why are many geniuses a little weird? Have you heard any other oddities of great people? Do you have any weird habits? Share in the comments!

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18 Comments

Pam Smolek

Would be nice if this was edited better. I dislike bad grammar.

Leticia Olsen

🤔I THINK EACH OF US GOT OUR OWN ECCENTRICITY!! 👍🏼

Jim Mascair

I think pure genius often wears a mask of madness.

deborahpmercer

Interesting facts, but if you think Dali's pets were weird, the author Patricia Highsmith (creator of Mr Ripley) kept pet snails in her bra!

skclary

Enjoyed this! Wish there was more! Interesting!!!

Vimala Padmaraj

THE ONE ABOUT ALFRED HITCHCOCK IS HILARIOUS.

Keely Anne Williams

mjbchloe, when he was young he was given what is called a short sharp shock and was taken to a police station and left in a cell on his own for a quite a few hours, this was thought to teach him not to misbehave in future.

Betty Wiendels

Leticia Olsen, Agreed!

Betty Wiendels

Iswardew Matai, This is a good question.

Betty Wiendels

Vikram Mangaldas Ahiwale, I guess Nicolas suffered from OCD.

Betty Wiendels

Richard Perkins, yes, you are right! After all, coffee is duretic (my spelling error). I only drink one mug of coffee every morning to keep headaches at bay and energize myself. Too much coffee can also cause nervousness.

Vikram Mangaldas Ahiwale

Nicolas Tesla followed cleanliness so much that he must have studied that everywhere there are micro dirt particles lingering more often & because of it, he himself felt the need to be clean