11Kim-Jong-Il
Kim-Jong-Il's favorite drink was Hennessy, and he spent around $1 million a year on it.
12Bureau 39
North Korea runs a multi-billion dollar crime syndicate called Bureau 39 that commits illegal activities throughout the world. It has a slush fund of up to $5 Billion and is involved in Meth and Heroin distribution. Until 2004 North Korea even had an official bank in Vienna, which they used for money-laundering, trade with radioactive substances and was linked to “Bureau 39.”
13Vinylon
The majority of North Korean clothes are made from Vinylon, a synthetic fiber made of coal and rocks. It is the only country in the world to do so.
14Ten Commandments
North Korea has its own version of the Ten Commandments called The Ten Principles for the Establishment of a Monolithic Ideological System which consists of total and complete devotion to Kim Il-Sung.
15North Korean trucks
Some trucks in North Korea are powered by burning charcoal because the price of oil is too high for most citizens.
16Ri Myung-Hun
North Korea wanted to be paid in wheat for allowing a 7'8½" (2.35m) tall Ri Myung-Hun to play in the NBA.
17International Friendship Exhibition
North Korea's International Friendship Exhibition houses gifts presented to former leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il from various foreign dignitaries. It includes a VHS copy of the movie Space Jam.
Latest FactRepublic Video:
15 Most Controversial & Costly Blunders in History
18Songbun
North Korea uses a system called Songbun, which is a national system that ranks citizens' loyalty. It can determine what rights a person gets, including the amount of food.
19Under the Sun
North Korean authorities objected to the 2015 documentary "Under the Sun" after discovering that the film crew had smuggled unapproved footage. The camerawoman put the memory card in her trousers when she went to the toilet in order to keep the footage.
20Kim Il-Sung
North Korea uses a different calendar than the rest of the world, with year 1 indicating the birth of Kim Il-Sung.
