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Top 10 WEIRDEST Facts about North Korea!!

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Channel: Zero2Hero · 2018 · Education

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Top 10 WEIRDEST Facts about North Korea!! From interesting farm fertilizer to state mandated haircuts…stay tuned to number 1 to find out what IS legal there that’s illegal almost everywhere else!

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Number 10: Their Sense of Time.
In North Korea, they have their own time zone. Seriously! It’s a half an hour different, instead of the usual hour between time zones, because they didn’t want to have the same time as Japan. They were mad about Japan rulling their country in the past, so the logical move was to “show them” by creating their own time zone. We’re pretty sure Japan didn’t care. This self-created time zone was named Pyongyang Time, after their capital city. Though, just recently, they have supposedly changed their clocks back in attempt to show South Korea they are serious about peace. Let’s cross our fingers that THAT works out. Let’s be honest, it’s hard enough figuring out what time it is when you go on a trip, but adding in half hour changes just totally messes with everyone. 
But that’s not their only time quirk! North Korea also has its own year. You heard that right. It is not 2018 in North Korea. A few years after Kim Il-Sung died, they made his birthday the starting year of their calendar. Who is Kim Il-Sung? Kim Jong-Un’s grandpa, and the original mighty leader…to be forever worshipped over there. And if you don’t know who Kim Jong-Un is, then you have been living under a rock. So since Grandad Dictatorman was born in 1912, that’s when their calendar starts, meaning it is currently the year 106 in North Korea. And forgetting celebrating the New Year on January 1st, because that’s not when Grandpa was born. Their calendar switches over on his birthday, which happens to be April 15th.
Number 9: Farming With Feces.
We’re just going to casually move from time zones and calendars to…feces. Yes, feces. Since the country has closed itself off from the rest of the world, refusing assistance from any other part of the world, they have hit a few brick walls. Shockingly, when you quarantine yourself, there can be side effects. Who knew! One of the many problems North Korea has had to deal with is poor farming conditions. There is a list of reasons why, but basically they need manure-rich soil, but don’t have enough cattle to make said manure. It’s a domino effect of icky-ness with the end result being human feces being used to fertilize the soil. Oh, but that’s not all. Poor farmers are so desperate to produce crops that they’ll steal their neighbor’s feces. Let that sink in for a moment. Stealing. Feces. On purpose. Can you imagine life being so bad that you intentionally sneak out in the middle of the night to steal your neighbor’s excrement? 
The situation is so bad that Kim Jung-Un has even ordered people to use human feces in farming. We’re not sure if this includes excrement donations at your local hospital, but…we don’t really WANT to know. And, as you may have imagined, this also has side effects. One farmer that defected to South Korea was found to have a 10 and a half inch parasite in his intestine. 
Number 8: A Fake City.
The poverty rate is sky-high in North Korea, but at least there’s a beautiful little village nicknamed Peace City. It’s kept scrupulously maintained and could house 200 people. Except that in actuality…it houses zero. It’s fake. A ghost town made to look like a thriving metropolis of prosperity. So instead of putting actual living people in this town, they keep it empty. Why, you ask? To lure in naïve South Koreans. North Korea keeps this city close to the border, so that curious eyes will think they are seeing a beautiful, peaceful city where the buildings are maintained and fights never break out. Luckily for South Korea, they’re not that crazy. While some may have fallen for the oasis, other South Koreans have studied the buildings and on-goings from afar. Low and behold, people never walk around on the streets. Ever. The windows don’t even have glass. The outside world has nicknamed it Propaganda Town. You probably don’t want to add it to your travel itinerary. For other abandoned towns in the world…check out our video!
Number 7: Required Haircuts.
There is no room for individuality in North Korea. Everyone must fall in line and not stand out. So much so, that there are certain hairstyles everyone must maintain. You cannot veer from these hair choices. Men’s hair cannot grow longer than 2 inches and they have a list of acceptable haircuts that they must follow. Though if you’re older, you are allowed to grow it out to a lengthy 2 and ¾ inches. Of course, all males are highly encouraged to get the hair cut that Kim Jung-Un has. Unmarried women must keep their hair in a bob, while married women have a little more lee-way.

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