16 Mad Facts About North Korea, which you are very surprised!

On North Korea, known not so much because she is cut off from the whole world the Iron Curtain. Here are some interesting facts about the DPRK that you might not know.





1. North Korea has legislated acceptable hairstyles 18 women





and 10 for men





2. The DPRK Juche live by the calendar. For point of reference is taken the year of birth of Kim Il-sung, so now in this country 105 years





3. Ryugyong Hotel, towering over Pyongyang is the 24th tallest building in the world. However, in operation, it has not been introduced, and 3,000 rooms are still empty.





4. In 2014, Kim Jong-un, fearing the growing popularity of Choco Pie, banned it as a symbol of capitalism

And the South Koreans have been sending North Koreans hungry Choco Pie balloons.





5. In North Korea, not allowed to wear blue jeans

After all, they are considered a symbol of US imperialism.





6. But smoking marijuana is completely legal





7. there is a "sentence of three generations" in this state. This means that when a person is sent to prison, along with it comes his entire family, and the two subsequent generations born in prison and lived there his life





8. North Korea produces so little power that it is almost not visible from space





9. After the death of Kim Jong Il, thousands of North Koreans were in jail because of the fact that bad mourned the loss of their leader





10. Each North Korean households and business are equipped with a radio-controlled by the government, which can not be shut down





11. Every teacher should be able to play the accordion

This musical instrument is considered to be "popular", because it can be taken with you to work in the field





12. In 2015, North Korea now has its own time zone

Earlier, the country's acting one with South Korea and Japan timezone





13. In 2012, North Korean archaeologists found a unicorn's lair, which once belonged to the King drevnekoreyskomu Tonmenu





14. North Korea is one of two countries where you can not buy Coca-Cola

The second country -. Cuba





15. The people of North Korea do not have access to the Internet. The global network is there only to serve the needs of government and public organizations. B>

In 2015 the number of active IP-addresses for Internet access does not exceed 1500.





16. Captured US Navy ship has become a tourist attraction in Pyongyang

US Navy intelligence ship "Pueblo" was captured in 1968. For North Koreans this exhibit - a symbol of victory over US imperialism

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