07 November,2016 07:00 AM IST | | mid-day online correspondent
With the US set to go to the polls to elect its 45th President, we look at five fun facts about the candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump which will amuse you
With the US set to go to the polls to elect its 45th President, we look at five fun facts about the candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump which will amuse you.
Hillary Clinton
>> During her time as first lady, Hillary Clinton was caught having an imaginary conversation with Eleanor Roosevelt. She was encouraged to do this as 'reflective meditation'.
>> She went to a public school where she participated in swimming, baseball, and other sports. Clinton was also a Brownie (girl guide) and Girl Scout.
>> Hillary Clinton won the award for Best Spoken Word Album at the 1997 Grammys for the audio version of her book 'It Takes A Village.'
>> Hillary Clinton wrote a letter to the NASA space agency and asked how she could become an astronaut. "My dream was to be an astronaut when I was about 13 or 14 years old and the United States was starting its space program. I got a letter back saying that they weren't accepting women," she recalls.
>> In 2003, Hillary Clinton released a 562-page autobiography, 'Living History.'
Donald Trump
>> Donald Trump appeared in The Little Rascals. Amongst his other credits is an appearance in Home Alone's sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost In New York.
>> Donald Trump regrets not getting a chance to date Princess Diana. Trump wrote in The Art Of The Comeback, "I only have one regret in the women department - that I never had the opportunity to court Lady Diana Spencer. I met her on a number of occasions. I couldn't help but notice how she moved people. She lit up the room with her charm, her presence. She was a genuine princess - a dream lady."
>> Donald Trump once said his father gave him a 'small loan' of $1 million when he was starting out in business. He defended his 'small' description, saying 'a million dollars isn't very much compared to what I've built'.
>> In 2007, Donald Trump launched his own vodka brand called 'Trump Vodka'.
>> When Trump wakes up and looks in the mirror, he looks different. His remarkable hairline is achieved after blow-drying his hair forward and then combing it backward.
