Five non-crack revelations about Toronto’s Mayor Rob Ford

It was one year ago today that the world learned about Rob Ford's most famous indiscretion during his time as Toronto's mayor: On May 16, 2013, Gawker published the now-infamous story about the crack video.

But there's so much more to Ford than his alleged use of crack cocaine (for which he is reportedly in rehab now). Over the last year, we've had plenty of revelations about the world's most famous mayor that had nothing to do with his drug use (at least, as far as we know).

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To mark the 1-year anniversary of first learning about the crack-smoking video, here are five things we've learned about Ford that go beyond his alleged drug habits:

1. He hardly uses the Internet

In reply to an freedom-of-information request made by the Toronto Sun, it was revealed that if Ford does have an addiction problem, it's not to the Internet, at least not at work. The report from Toronto City Hall showed no Internet activity attributed to his login between May 1, 2013 and Aug. 6, 2013.

"He doesn't go on the Internet," Doug Ford, the mayor's brother said in response to why there was no online activity. "He doesn't turn on a computer. He's just not into it."

At least this explains why he's always answering phone calls: If you try and email the mayor, he'll never see it.

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2. He's a source of artistic inspiration

When you're as famous as Ford, there are bound to be artists who adopt you as their muse. It appears that plenty of artists from all walks of life have turned to Ford for inspiration, based on the array of art that has sprung up in his likeness. A quick survey of Etsy, where people sell their handmade wares, brings up a whole host of Rob Ford-inspired paintings, statues, caricatures, shirts, even a custom Lego minifigure.

The biggest artistic compliment, though, has to be when someone decides to permanently adorn themselves with your likeness, as seen in this video of a man getting a Rob Ford tattoo.

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3. Signs point to the existence of a 'Rob Ford jersey curse'

The mayor has come under fire for a lot of things, but this may be the most outlandish of them all: There's a strong suspicion that every time Mayor Rob Ford wears a jersey, that team is doomed to lose in the playoffs. As crazy as it sounds, we've seen it happen in the last year with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Toronto Argonauts, the Toronto Raptors, the Denver Broncos and the Buffalo Bills. Sure, you can blame it on coincidence, if you like. We'll just have to wait and see how the Toronto Blue Jays perform this year.

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4. His celebrity status can actually do some good

In spite of the controversy that follows Ford wherever he goes, he actually managed to raise more than $22,000 for charity this year through his bobblehead doll sales. He raised more than $12,000 for United Way in November, when his tiny likenesses went on sale for the first time, then made another $10,885 in December when they went on sale again.

A third batch went on sale last month, available in four different styles, including a limited edition football tie-wearing Rob Ford for $100 each, the proceeds of which will go towards Ford's re-election campaign.

5. He does the back-t0-school shopping for his kids

It's no secret that Ford is a fiercely protective parent, as famously demonstrated when he was nearly sued for libel by Daniel Dale, but we don't often see Ford doing normal dad-type stuff with his son and daughter, Douglas and Stephanie. So it was a surprise last August when reporters spotted Ford with both kids in tow, grabbing binders and pencils for the start of the semester, just like any other parent would. Along with his children were seven of his staffers, presumably to keep a buffer as the back-to-school shopping trip happened during the Summer of Crack Denial. Months later in November, Ford would admit to having smoked crack in a "drunken stupor."