You may know to avoid the guys at the gym wearing t-shirts from investment banking softball leagues, but did you know that the Nautilus weight machine was introduced in the 1960s?

Or did you know that inventor of the Nautilus machine, Arthur Jones, was loonier than the anorexic girl from spin class?

A smoker with six wives, Jones used to keep rattlesnakes and crocodiles on his farm. He also had wildlife television and hunted big game. He once told his son,

I shot 630 elephants and 63 men, and I regret the elephants more.

Something to think about next time you're working your lats.

[NYT]