President Barack Obama: Digging Out the Facts
Digging a little deeper, here is a list of some interesting facts about president Barack Obama that may be unknown and yet are quite interesting.
President Barack Obama is the 44th president and the first African American to hold office. He was born on August 4th, 1961, to a white mother, Ann Dunham and a black father, Barack Obam senior. During his incredible climb to presidency he has broken many barriers and forever changing the course of history. He swept crowds from country to country and nation to nation with his charm and positive rhetoric, he fast became known as the man of hope and change. With his fame and popularity, and along with his rise up the political latter, Obama’s personal and professional life became the most sought-after information for many. So, the search began, digging up facts and more facts, some good and some bad, from where he attended school to the religion of his grandparents. People hungered to know everything about him. Though he has acquired the most prestigious job in the world, surprisingly there is still some facts about the 44th president that still remain unknown to many today. Digging a little deeper, here is a list of 22 interesting facts about president Barack Obama that may be interesting and unknown to you.
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He is an avid reader and has read every Harry Potter book and yet his favorite book is Moby Dick by Herman Melville.
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He collects Spider-man and Conan the Barbarian comics.
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His favorite movies are Casablanca and One Who Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest. His favorite television programs are The Wire and Mash.
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Were he not a politician then he would have liked to have been an architect.
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His great uncle, Charles T. Payne served in the 89th Division that overran Ohdruf, the first Nazi concentration camp to be liberated by U.S. troops.
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While living in Indonesia with his mother and stepfather, he ate dog meat, snake meat, roasted grasshopper and kept a pet ape, Tata.
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Obama’s ancestors hail from seven different countries: England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Germany, Netherlands and Kenya.
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His grandfather, Stanley Dunham served with Patton’s army during world war ll, while his grandmother, Madelyn Dunham worked in a bomber assembly plant and later she was to become the first women bank president in Hawaii.
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He carries a small Madonna and statue that was given to him from a soldier in Iraq for good luck.
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He applied to appear in a black pin-up calendar but was rejected.
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He considers his true heroes to be, his grandmother, Madelyn Dunham. Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr.
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He often enjoys playing poker, scrabble and basketball, and even vowing to put a basketball court in the White house.
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He doesn’t drink coffee but does drink alcohol, rarely.
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He loves to listen to vocal artists, Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, and Bach and the Fugees.
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He and wife Michelle were married on October 3rd, 1992. Barrack was 31 years-old and wife Michelle was 28 years-old.
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He has won two Grammy awards for, Best Spoken Word Album in 2005 for the audio book edition of, “Dreams From My Father” and again in 2007 for the audio book edition of, “The Audacity Of Hope,” in 2006.
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He attended a stag party of his sisters fiance,’ in 1996, but left when the stripper arrived.
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His name means, “one who is Blessed” in Swahili.
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His father was a senior economist fro the Kenyan government.
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Surprisingly, not too many people know that he is left handed.
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He used the term in describing most of his friends from Indonesia as “street urchins.”
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He endearingly referred to his grandmother as “Toot,” an Hawain word for grandmother.
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26 Comments
Sharazad, posted this comment on Feb 11th, 2009
He likes Casablanca, poker and reading? Now that’s what I call a president, lol! Maybe I should be president.Okay, maybe not…
The Quail, posted this comment on Feb 11th, 2009
Awesome article well done.
Christine Ramsay, posted this comment on Feb 11th, 2009
These are really useful facts for our quiz nights, so thank you. I am a real fan of his now I know he likes Harry Potter. I am one of the greatest Harry Potter fans there are. Great work, Debra.
Yours
Christine
jimmy, posted this comment on Feb 11th, 2009
why u do this to me jimmy
rutherfranc, posted this comment on Feb 11th, 2009
nice trivias!
George W Whitehead, posted this comment on Feb 11th, 2009
Well researched, Debra.
MJPatrick, posted this comment on Feb 11th, 2009
Enjoyed the read, thanks for sharing.
Clay Hurtubise, posted this comment on Feb 11th, 2009
Fun facts!
Thanks,
Clay
Joni Keith, posted this comment on Feb 11th, 2009
Lots of great info. I didn’t know he was left handed until I saw him signing documents at his inauguration ceremony.
Ruby Hawk, posted this comment on Feb 11th, 2009
I too have read quiet a lot about President Obama and everything I learn about him is good. He has all the right values, and Joni, I noticed him signing the documents with his left hand. I thought that was interesting. You know the story that the most intellignet people are left handed.
CHAN LEE PENG, posted this comment on Feb 11th, 2009
Fun read here, 
hfj, posted this comment on Feb 11th, 2009
Some of these facts i already knew, but most of them were new to me. Great research and information. Well done.
Melody Arcamo Lagrimas, posted this comment on Feb 11th, 2009
Interesting indeed.
nutuba, posted this comment on Feb 11th, 2009
This was a fun read! Nicely done.
Eunice Tan, posted this comment on Feb 11th, 2009
Very interesting facts about Obama. I read some of them in his facebook profile. Good luck America with your new president!
Leah Reyes, posted this comment on Feb 11th, 2009
He is so down to Earth, gotta love him…and might I add he is one sexy president! lol Cool read
R.B. Parsley, posted this comment on Feb 12th, 2009
Debra,
The facts you mention here is a sign that all celebrities and Presidents are just as human as the rest of us. This is a very well written article. Let just hope our first black President can straighten out this mess our former President got us in. Again, excellent writing, Debra. Keep up the great work!!!
Randy
Michele Cameron Drew, posted this comment on Feb 12th, 2009
Very nicely done, Debra. I wasn’t aware of quite a few of these tidbits. I’m right up there with Stephanie, the new pres and I have a lot in common..lol.
-M
BC Doan, posted this comment on Feb 12th, 2009
Good to know more about our President!
S A JOHNSON, posted this comment on Feb 12th, 2009
This is such a great article.
trishia, posted this comment on Feb 12th, 2009
Debra,this article is worth bookmarking! It’s the most interesting article that I’ve read recently.(from a standpoint of view on politics and the like).I chuckled when reading that he collects “spiderman”. My oldest son collects them also. Hats off to you now and always!
kim waite, posted this comment on Feb 12th, 2009
I have learnt alot reading this,it is very interesting.
lemerakle ford , posted this comment on Feb 18th, 2009
Thanks 4 posting these facts it helps alot. I’m also glad dat they are tru!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jason Morales, posted this comment on Feb 28th, 2009
Wow, lots of insightful info here. As many have stated previously, it’s great to know a President is so “normal”. He relates to so many people because of his obvious humanness.
Cheers, Debra.
Really interesting article you’ve written here.
Parish Loveless, posted this comment on Mar 8th, 2009
Well, he does have good taste in movies. I bet I could beat him in a game of scrabble!!!
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OhSugar, posted this comment on Feb 11th, 2009
I am very happy that you are sharing this information with us. It is very interesting to learn a little more about our new president. He is shown to be smart,kind and “normal.” I will share this information with the young people in my life.
Thanks for sharing.