Barack Obama: The 50 Facts You Might Not Know

Now that we have our President Elect, it’s time to get to know him a bit. This article, from Telegraph, lists some very interesting facts about Obama.

• He collects Spider-Man and Conan the Barbarian comics

• He was known as “O’Bomber” at high school for his skill at basketball

• His name means “one who is blessed” in Swahili

• His favourite meal is wife Michelle’s shrimp linguini

• He won a Grammy in 2006 for the audio version of his memoir, Dreams From My Father

• He is left-handed – the sixth post-war president to be left-handed

• He has read every Harry Potter book

• He owns a set of red boxing gloves autographed by Muhammad Ali

• He worked in a Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop as a teenager and now can’t stand ice cream

• His favourite snacks are chocolate-peanut protein bars

• He ate dog meat, snake meat, and roasted grasshopper while living in Indonesia

• He can speak Spanish

• While on the campaign trail he refused to watch CNN and had sports channels on instead

This is just a few of the interesting facts about Obama. To find the rest, continue reading. What a year it’s been! I’m happy to have taken part in such a historical election at such a pivotal time. Are there any facts about Obama you find interesting? Do you have election fatigue yet?