Welcome! To the another article of Culturious,today we are going to inform you about 10 Amazing things you didn’t know about North Korea!

1. North Korea has the largest military in the world

including active, reserved and paramilitary with 7.7 million servicemen and women. The US has an estimated 1.5 million active military personnel.

2. Marijuana in North Korea is not illegal and can be bought at markets.

3. The world's largest stadium is in North Korea's capital, Pyongyang - it can seat 150,000.

4. North Korea bases its calendar on Kim Il Sung's date of birth: 15 April 1912. The year is 103, not 2015.

5. During the 1990s, all teachers were required to learn the accordion.

6. Due to a lack of fertiliser, North Korea was forced to use human faeces as manure on crops.

7. North Korea has three television channels - two of which are only available at weekends while the other can only be watched in the evening.

8.Alcohol isn't prohibited either.

9.There are little to no working traffic lights.

10.Visiting Kim Jong II's body is the country's most popular thing to do.

That’s it for today! I sure did not know all these great facts before! What about you? Which fact surprised you the most? Let me know down in the comments.Want to see better daily posts? please up vote and follow! Thank you and remember stay CULTURIOUS!

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