What Are Some Amazing Lesser Known Facts About Barack Obama?

While urging the masses for the preservation of democracy in the farewell message, Obama left an indelible impression in the US history. The 44th President of the United States has a lot more of history to him than what appears on headlines.

While the facts like Barack Obama’s education and political positions are out there, there are a whole lot of unknown facts about the first African American US President. From his family to his Grammy Award, here are some lesser known facts about Barack Obama.

#1. Family

President Obama’s father was a black man from Kenya, his mother, on the other hand, was a white woman with English descent. Unfortunately, the couple got divorced when Obama was quite young.

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#2. A Basket Ball Player

The US President had a knack for basketball and was popularly known as O’Bomer in High school because of his impeccable basket ball skills.

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#3. Well Traveled As An Infant

Obama traveled the world better as an infant than any grown up. Besides having lived in Hawaii and Seattle, he even lived in Indonesia for four years.

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#4. A Comic Book Fan

The President is also quite relatable to the comic book geeks. He has a special affection towards the Spider Man and Conan the Barbarian Comics.

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#5. His Set Of Lucky Charms

Do you know that the US President has a collection of good- luck charms? President Obama even has the classic Madonna With Jesus statuette as his lucky charm.

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#6. Not A Coffee Fan

President Obama is interestingly not a coffee fan. He prefers to begin his mornings with apple cider vinegar cocktail or a cup of tea instead.

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#7. The First US President To Use Social Media

President Obama was also the first US President to have used social media and made his presence on social media portals like Twitter. It is interesting that it was during the tenure of 44th President of United Stated that social media was on the rise.

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#8. A Grammy Winner

The President went on to record his two books, The Audacity of Hope, and Dreams from My Father, as audio books. Well, he won Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album.

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#9. An Apple A Day

Quite a fitness enthusiast, the US President believes in eating healthy. Albeit is a huge fruit fan, Obama has a special love for apples.

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