The Barack Obama Miscellany

The Name 'Barack' means 'one who is blessed' in Swahili.

He wears size 11 shoes

His Secret Service code name is 'Renegade'.

His star sign in Leo.

He can bench-press 200 pounds.

When the lived in Indonesia, he had a pet ape named Tata.

On his desk the keeps a carving of a wooden hand holding an egg, which in Kenya is a symbol of life's fragility.