1. Kim Jong-Il "coached" the 2010 Korean World Cup soccer team with an invisible phone
"North Korean manager Kim Jong-Hun reportedly gets coaching advice
directly from the country's diminutive dictator via an invisible cell
phone."
Via: abcnews.go.com
2. In 2004, Kim Jong-Il claimed to have invented the hamburger
Jong-il called them 'gogigyeopbbang,' which is Korean for 'double bread with meat.' Just rolls off the tongue, doesn't it?
Via: redorbit.com
3. Kim Jong-nam,
the oldest son of Kim John-Il, was originally going to replace his
father but lost his chance after a "botched attempt" to visit Japan's
Disneyland
"In 2001, Kim Jong-nam and his entourage were detained at Narita
airport, en route to Tokyo Disneyland. Kim had attempted to enter the
country on a forged Dominican Republic passport, using the Chinese name
Pang Xiong - Fat Bear. "
Via: atimes.com
5. Kim Jong-Il once attempted to ship all the short people out of North Korea
"Jong-il’s government issued a letter to every short man and woman
in the city, telling them of a new wonder drug which would boost them to
average, if not beyond — but, when the short people arrived, they found
no drug present. Rather, they found themselves kidnapped, whisked away
to parts unknown, in an attempt to rid Pyongyang’s gene pool of their
substandard stature. These people were never heard from again."
Via: dlewis.net
6. Kim Jong-Il's father, Kim Il-sung, is technically still in charge of North Korea
That's right, the president of North Korea is a dead man.
Via: en.wikipedia.org
7. Kim Jong-Il does not have an officially recognized date of birth
Soviet records list it as February 16th, 1941, while Korean records list it as 1942.
Via: en.wikipedia.org
8. In 1978, Kim Jong-Il kidnapped director Shin Sang-ok and forced him to make a "socialist Godzilla" film
Sang-ok later escaped to the United States and directed Three Ninjas: Knuckle Up.
Via: guardian.co.uk
10. Kim Jong-Il has over 50 unique titles
These include: "Guiding Star of the 21st Century, Brilliant Leader,
Commander-in-Chief, Guiding Sun Ray, Highest Incarnation of the
Revolutionary Comradely Love, Party Center, Ever-Victorious, Iron-Willed
Commander, and Dear Leader, who is a perfect incarnation of the
appearance that a leader should have."
Via: en.wikipedia.org
12. Kim Jong-Il is a heavy drinker, reportedly spending spending about up to $800,000 a year on Hennessy cognac
All this until 2006, when a UN resolution effectively banned foreign goods from going to North Korea
Via: washingtonpost.com
14. Kim Jong-Il planned to breed giant rabbits to solve North Korea's hunger problems
"Despite Szmolinsky warning that the rabbits would make the
situation worse - they only yield about 15 pounds of meat and have a
huge appetite for carrots and potatoes - Kim insisted the animals should
still be sent."
Via: spiegel.de
15. When he was
forced to give up cigarettes for health reasons, Kim Jong-Il forced the
entire country to do the same - effectively banning them
He has also banned "mobile phones, newspapers, the internet and books."
16. Kim Jong-Il reportedly injects his body with the "blood of virgins" in an effort to stay young
Via: independent.co.uk
17. Kim Jong-Il kept up a completely deserted propaganda city
Kijŏng-dong is a city right on the border between North and South
Korea. The city contains "a number of brightly painted buildings and
apartments" that, upon closer inspection, are just "concrete shells
lacking window glass or even interior rooms, with building lights turned
on and off at set times and empty sidewalks swept by a skeleton crew of
caretakers" to give the city the "illusion of activity."
18. Kim Jong-Il's
biography claims his birth was "foretold by a swallow and heralded by a
glorious double rainbow and the appearance of a new star"
Via: telegraph.co.uk
20. His biography also says that he does not defecate or urinate
No wonder he was so full of shit.
