New Delhi: Barack Obama is the 44th and current president of the United States. Born on August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama was a civil-rights lawyer and teacher before pursuing a political career.Here are ten rare known facts about him:1. He has a beer named after him in Kenya.2. His favourite book is Moby-Dick by Herman Melville.3. His favorite movies are “Casablanca,” and “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest”.4. He worked in a Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop as a teenager and now can't stand ice cream.5. He owns a set of red boxing gloves autographed by Muhammad Ali.6. His favourite drink is black forest berry iced tea.7. He promised Michelle he would quit smoking before running for president – he didn't.8. He was known as Barry until university when he asked to be addressed by his full name.9. He visited Wokingham, Berks, in 1996 for the stag party of his half-sister's fiancé, but left when a stripper arrived.10. He carries a tiny Madonna and child statue and a bracelet belonging to a soldier in Iraq for good luck.
