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Grey’s Anatomy has been around since what seems like time immemorial now. It has been 16 years of heartwrenching deaths, and tears alongside oodles of sex, love, and hope. And with the show has stayed its lead protagonist, Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), one of the few permanent cast members from the original cast to still be around

Meredith has been one of the most empowering faces on popular television and has gone from strength to strength as a character, evolving over the years from a messed-up young woman to one of the most sought after doctors of her time…albeit still pretty messed up.

Let’s look at a few facts about her that might have been forgotten.

Meredith’s Mother Discouraged Her From Joining Med School

In the pilot “A Hard Night’s Day,” the surgical interns at what was then Seattle Grace Teaching Hospital had to slog through a 48-hour shift that tested their stamina and drained them of their motivation, except that it didn’t.

In a heartwarming scene, towards the end of the episode, Meredith is seen resting for a moment with George O’Malley; the two seem dejected and wonder why they didn’t opt for some other profession that was less demanding. At this time Meredith tells George that her mother, the famous surgeon Ellis Grey, had tried to talk her out of joining medical school since she didn’t think Meredith would make a good surgeon. Well, Ellis was clearly very wrong since Meredith proved to be quite the genius, after all.

Meredith Took An European Vacation

In season 5, the appearance of one Sadie Harris (Melissa George) led to the revelation that Meredith had gone gallivanting off to Europe after her graduation, following a fight with her mother regarding what profession she should go into.

It seems that Meredith and Sadie had grown quite close at the time and even had nicknames for each other. However, while the two were backpacking through Europe, Ellis was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s, and Meredith’s trip was presumably cut short.

Meredith Messed With A Clinical Trial

Although Meredith has clearly proved her mother wrong, it’s actually a wonder that she has had quite as many chances as she did, given the number of stunts she has put up during the course of the show. To be fair, she had some good reasons to back her up every time.

In season 7, the world-famous neurosurgeon at Seattle Grace, Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey), started working on a clinical trial to find a cure for Alzheimer’s. Meredith was chosen to assist him in the trial. As it happens, Meredith went and rigged the trial. Yes, that’s right. She interchanged the envelopes to make sure that Richard Webber’s