10. North Korea is the world's only necrocracy:
a government that still operates under the rules
of a former, dead leader.
9. Marijuana is legal and is not even classified as a drug
in North Korea.
8. North Koreans may only choose from 28 approved haircuts.
7. In North Korea, the year is counted after the birth of its
founder, Kim II-Sung. In 2017, it is the year 207.
6. In the 50s, North Korea built Kijong-dong, a "nice" city visible from the border, to encourage South Koreans in. It's actually a ghost town.
5. In 2013, North Korea's president killed his own uncle by throwing him naked into a cage with 120 starving dogs.
4. North Korea holds elections every 5 years in which the ballots list only one candidate.
3. The 'de-militarized' zone between North and South Korea is the world's most militarized zone.
2. For 20 years, the World's Tallest Hotel was a 105-story empty pyramid in Pyongyang, North Korea.
1. In 2011, North Korean researchers concluded that North Korea is the second happiest country in the world. The happiest is China.
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