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    North Korea uses a fax machine to send threats to South Korea.
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    90% of North Korea's outside phone lines have been shut down since April 2005.
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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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    In Korea, if you do not receive any gift on Valentine's day then all the singles go to Korean restaurants and eat black noodles to celebrate (or mourn) their single status.
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    A man named Xiahn, formerly known as Max, was so obsessed with the Korean culture that he underwent 10 operations to look Asian.
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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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    A Korean man called Lee Jin-gyu fell in love with his large, huggable pillow and married it.
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    Korea's capital Seoul means "Capital".
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