During a visit to Paris, Thomas Jefferson was so enamored by macaroni and cheese that he took the time to document the recipe and the process of pasta extrusion. Upon his return, he imported a pasta maker, macaroni, and Parmesan cheese to prepare the dish at his home. In 1802, Jefferson introduced macaroni and cheese […]
Thomas Jefferson sent a giant moose….
Thomas Jefferson sent a giant moose carcass to Paris to prove that America’s animals were bigger than Europe’s.
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Thomas Jefferson once met Mozart…
Thomas Jefferson once met Mozart to commission a piece for his wife. However, he was put off by Mozart’s personality, and ended up not going ahead with the idea.
Thomas Jefferson wanted…
Thomas Jefferson wanted the Constitution rewritten every 19 years. In a letter to Madison he muses that neither the constitution nor the laws of a previous generation should apply to the current one. The 19 years part comes from the mortality tables of the time (people live for much longer now than they did then).
Thomas Jefferson created his…
Thomas Jefferson created his own version of the Bible, using a razor to cut out the ‘supernatural’ parts, such as the miracles and the resurrection. Today, new members of Congress receive a copy upon election. 00
Thomas Jefferson used a razor…
Thomas Jefferson used a razor to cut passages from the New Testament and literally pasted them together into what is now known as the Jefferson Bible, currently on display at the Smithsonian. He felt the focus should be on Jesus’ life and moral teachings, not inexplicable miracles. 00
Thomas Jefferson used a razor…
Thomas Jefferson used a razor to cut passages from the New Testament and literally pasted them together into what is now known as the Jefferson Bible, currently on display at the Smithsonian. He felt the focus should be on Jesus’ life and moral teachings, not inexplicable miracles. 51
Thomas Jefferson impregnated one of his slaves…
Thomas Jefferson impregnated one of his slaves, and then enslaved his child. (And quite possibly five more). 00
Thomas Jefferson built a clock on the outside wall…
Thomas Jefferson built a clock on the outside wall of his house with only an hour hand, as he believed an hour hand would be accurate enough for his slaves.
U.S. President Thomas Jefferson was also: a lawyer…
U.S. President Thomas Jefferson was also: a lawyer, an architect, president of the American Philosophical Society, a speaker of 5 languages, founder of the Univ. of VA., inventor of the swivel chair, and author to what is considered the most important American book published before 1800.