Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Quickies about the man President-Obama !!

The Afro-American, is now the most powerful man in the world - the President of USA.His victory is seen as a hope for change across the world. Here are few interesting facts about him which many of you may not be aware of.

  • 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.
  • He is left-handed - the 6th 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
  • He worked in a Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop as a teenager and now can't stand ice creams
  • He promised Michelle he would quit smoking before running for president - he didn't
  • He applied to appear in a black pin-up calendar while at Harvard but was rejected by the all-female committee
  • He says his worst habit is constantly checking his BlackBerry
  • He owns four identical pairs of black size 11 shoes
  • He was given the code name "Renegade" by his Secret Service handlers
  • He plans to install a basketball court in the White House grounds

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