Thomas Jefferson loved French food and is credited with popularizing macaroni and cheese, ice cream, and french fries in America after tasting them in France.
Thomas Jefferson didn't invent the swivel chair (scaunul rotativ). He actually sat in his newly invented chair while writing the Declaration of Independence!
Thomas Jefferson was obsessed with fossils. He loved paleontology so much that he kept ancient mastodon bones spread out on the floor of the East Room in the White House.
Thomas Jefferson had a favorite pet mockingbird named Bick. The bird was allowed to fly freely around his study, would sit on Jefferson's shoulder, and would even take food right from his lips!
Thomas Jefferson bathed his feet in cold water every single morning for 60 years because he believed it kept him from catching a cold.
Thomas Jefferson was a true bookworm. He once wrote in a letter to John Adams: "I cannot live without books." When his first library burned down, he immediately started buying books again!
