1. As a teenager, Barack Obama tried marijuana and cocaine.
2. He can bench press 200 pounds.
3. He worked at Baskin-Robbins as a teenager but now can’t stand ice cream.
4. He loves playing scrabble and poker.
5. His hobbies include playing basketball, writing and loafing with his kids.
6. He has read every Harry Potter book.
7. He is bi-racial; his father was Kenyan and his mother was American.
8. In high school he played varsity basketball. He earned the nickname “Barry O’Bomber” from his jump shot.
9. He ate dog meat, snake meat, and roasted grasshopper while living in Indonesia.
10. He collects Spider-Man and Conan the Barbarian comics.
Sources:
http://www.votesmart.org/extended_bio.php?can_id=9490
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/160665/little_known_facts_about_barack_obama.html?cat=49
