Isaac Newton was born preterm and at such a small size that no one expected him to live. He may have been born up to 15 weeks early, according to estimates.¹⁾

Isaac Newton's father passed away three months before his birth. Newton's mother remarried when he was three, but his stepfather refused to let him remain with them. Newton was placed with his grandparents.²⁾

Isaac Newton stuttering. Charles Darwin, Moses, Marilyn Monroe, and Winston Churchill are among prominent stutterers.³⁾

Newton like making lists. In one case, he produced a list of all his misdeeds dating back to the age of ten. “Threatening my father and mother Smith to burn them and the home over them,” he wrote of his disdain for his stepfather.⁴⁾

Sir Isaac Newton made significant contributions to astronomy, mathematics, physics, and natural philosophy. He is regarded as one of history's most significant philosophers and a vital motivator for the scientific revolution.⁵⁾

For a year, Isaac Newton served in the British Parliament. He only spoke once, to urge someone to kindly close the window.⁶⁾

After Newton's mother was widowed for the second time, she sought to turn him into a farmer, which he despised. One of his instructors convinced her to allow him to return to school.⁷⁾

When Newton was bullied at school, he was resolved to get revenge by becoming the school's top student by creating windmill and sundial models.⁸⁾

Isaac Newton died in 1727, leaving behind notes, manuscripts, and letters totaling more than 50 million words. This is enough to produce around 150 novel-length novels.⁹⁾