When studying at the Harvard Law School, Barack Obama had applied for a pin-up magazine at the school but was denied by an all-female committee. They must be regretting their decision now!

A plaque in Hyde Park, Chicago marks the spot where Barack Obama and Michelle Obama shared their first kiss in 1989. Since then, the plaque and the boulder it rests on have been redesigned.

Many do not know that Barack Obama has won a Grammy award for the best spoken word album in 2006 for the self-narrated, autobiographical audio-book, "Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance."

While living in Indonesia in his early years, Barack Obama owned a pet ape named 'Tata.'

During his high school days, Barack Obama was nicknamed "O'Bomber" for his basketball skills. He was such a fan of the game, that in 2008, he demolished the White House's bowling alley and replaced it with a basketball court.