16 Shocking Facts About North Korea
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No matter where you go, nowadays North Korea has become a hot topic in almost every article feature. It may be due to to the country's military power, nuclear threats, or more appropriately, because of its dictator Kin Jong-un. Here are the 16 craziest and shocking facts about North Korea.

1. The Calendar of North korea is based on Kim ll - Sung's date of birth (15th April, 1912) who is the grandfather of its current dictator Kim Jong-un.

2. The Rungrado May Day Stadium in Pyongyang is the largest stadium in the world and it has a seating capacity of around 150,000.

3. If you commit an offence, all the three generations will be punished i.e, parents and children will be punished along with the culprit.

4. Surprisingly, Pot is legal in North Korea. Marijuana is not considered as a drug in otherwise strict country.

5. North Korea isn't a communist country. Its ideology is called Juche, which is based on the ideology of Kim Il-Sung.

6. North Korea hands out ballots for only one contestant, obviously Kin Jong-un himself. And thus he is elected as the ruler of Democratic Republic of North Korea with 100% majority!

7. North Korea created its own OS (Operating System) called Red Star.

8. Young men aren't allowed to grow their hair above 2 inches. However, older men has a privilege to grow up to 3 inches.

9. The "Ghost" city

10. The Ryugyong hotel is an unfinished 105 storey hotel which was supposed to be constructed by 1989. If it was constructed by then, it would have remained as the tallest building at that time.

11. In 2013, Kin Jong-un killed his own uncle by throwing him to 120 starving dogs. And then, he killed his entire bloodline.

12. USS Pueblo (AGER -2), a US spy ship was boarded and captured by North Korea in 1968 and was never returned. North Korea is the only country to do so.

13. North Korea owes Sweden $393,000,000 for the Volvo Sedans it bought in 1974.

14. "The Pleasure Squad"

15. North Korea has only 3 channels and more surprisingly, two of them are available only on weekends, while the other is broadcast in the evenings.