MacGyver (1985): 21 Weird Facts You Didn't Know!
MacGyver (1985): 21 Weird Facts You Didn't Know! On the surface, MacGyver was just a guy who solved problems without a gun. But things got intense when the CIA started studying his stunts, the NRA was trying to destroy it, and the lead actor spent seven seasons performing his own stunts on a spine that needed urgent surgical procedure after the first season. However, the story behind the show is even stranger than anything on screen, and we’re about to uncover just how weird it really gets. Before we get into it, if you grew up watching MacGyver, which of his tricks did you try at home? Cracking a raw egg into an overheating radiator to seal the leak? Picking a lock with a paperclip? Drop a comment below and tell us what you tried. Now, here are 21 facts that prove the show was stranger than anything its hero ever built.

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