At the age of 18, most teens have just started to work their first jobs, and they're only a few weeks past their high school commencement. Forget about setting the world on fire. Chef Boyardee, on the other hand, was directing the catering to President Woodrow Wilson's second wedding when he came of age, according to The New York Times.

This feat isn't just impressive because of the chef's age but also because he hadn't been in the United States for very long. He was the stuff that American myths were made of. Ironically, he wasn't even old enough to vote for president when he wound up cooking for Wilson on that fateful day.