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Thomas Jefferson was a true renaissance man. He was not only a politician, but also a diplomat, a farmer, a musician, a scholar, and an architect. And he was also an influential chair designer. His biggest contribution? The revolving Windsor armchair—also known as a swivel chair. Although Jefferson's original chair was constructed by someone else, he modified it by placing an iron spindle between the top and bottom half, which allowed the chair to rotate on casters borrowed from rope-hung windows.

Here's something else you probably didn't know about John Adams: He died on the Fourth of July. And he wasn't the only commander in chief to do so. In fact, three of the nation's five founding fathers—Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe—died on Independence Day. Adams and Jefferson even passed on the same exact day: July 4, 1826, which happened to be the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Monroe died five years later, on July 4, 1831

It was America's second president, John Adams, who was the first to call the White House home. Adams moved into 1600 Pennsylvania Ave on Nov. 1, 1800, which was the last year of his first and only term. Before that, he—like George Washington before him—lived in "The President's House," a three-story brick mansion in Philadelphia

George Washington's lionized locks are universally recognized thanks to his place on the dollar bill. What's far less common knowledge, however, is that they were neither fake nor white, as they appear to be in portraits. While it's true that wigs were popular in Washington's day, America's first president preferred his natural hair, which he kept long and wore tied back in a ponytail.

As a kid growing up in Scranton, Pennsylvania, our newest president Joe Biden was bullied relentlessly for what he has called a "debilitating" stutter. "I can think of nothing else that has ever stripped me of my dignity as quickly and as profoundly and as thoroughly as when I stuttered in grade school," said in a 2008 speech to the American Institute for Stuttering, the Los Angles Times reported in 2019

Presidents have to shake a lot of hands. It comes with the territory. But the current president avoids it whenever he can. In fact, he once called it a "barbaric" custom. That's because Donald Trump is a self-described germaphobe. Reportedly, Trump washes his hands "as many times as possible" during the day, asks people to leave the room if they cough during a meeting, drinks from a straw instead of straight from a glass in order to avoid contamination, and requires his personal aide to carry hand sanitizer at all times so the president can use it before meals or in between reluctant handshakes

Barack Obama's love for hoops is well documented. After taking office in 2009, the commander in chief had the White House tennis court modified so that it could be used for either tennis or basketball. And he used it for legendary pickup games with not only friends and staffers, but also with political allies and adversaries, including members of his cabinet. But what you might not know is that Obama's passion for basketball dates back to his youth. Yes, "Barry" Obama played on his high school team with a group of friends who called themselves the "Rat-ballers" and who gave Obama the nickname "Barry O'bomber" because of the long-range jump shots he loved taking

Before he was president, George W. Bush was a cheerleader, a fraternity brother, an oilman, an owner of a professional baseball team, and a governor. Not exactly the profile you'd expect of a budding artist. Nevertheless, an artist is exactly what Bush has become. After leaving office in 2009, Bush learned to paint.

Bill Clinton has more in common with Beyoncé, Eminem, Lady Gaga, and Billie Eilish than you might think. The 42nd president of the United States has not only one Grammy award, he has two of them. Although Clinton is a talented saxophone player—one of the most memorable moments of his first presidential campaign was his 1992 performance on The Arsenio Hall Show—he did not win in a music category.

George H.W. Bush was famous for his pragmatism. Because he was such a cautious personality, it might surprise one to know that Bush also had an adventurous side—and nowhere was that more evident than in his penchant for skydiving. As a young man, Bush served in World War II as a fighter pilot. In 1944, he was shot down and had to parachute to safety. After that experience, Bush vowed to one day jump out of a plane for fun.

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