In Korea, a child’s first birthday is the most important. In one part of the celebration, several items are placed on a table. The one that the baby picks up first is said to predict their future.
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In Korea, there's a man named Lee Jin-gyu who fell in love and married his life-sized Japanese body pillow (called a "dakimakura").
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North Korea uses a fax machine to send threats to South Korea.
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A Korean man called Lee Jin-gyu fell in love with his large, huggable pillow and married it.
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Kim Jong-il is only 5' 2'' tall. He wears four-inch lifts in his shoes to compensate for his short stature.
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Korea's capital Seoul means "Capital".
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90% of North Korea's outside phone lines have been shut down since April 2005.
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