Top 10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About North Korea

1. Citizens are banned from using the internet, tourism is highly restricted, and they are not allowed to leave the country

   Kwangmyong is the North Korean internet. It's dial-up. It's only available in libraries, universities, and other organizations throughout the country.

   Except they don't really have any electricity.

   Tourism: a tour guide acts like some kind of stalker. You cannot enter or leave your hotel on your own, and you must stay with the guide. You can't go wherever you want to visit.

   It's also a prison and a cult.

   That is scary and horrible. I knew one of these facts from another list, though.

   But why can't you leave the country? This means you can't go this route when you go on vacation. Worst place ever.

2. If one family member is sent to a prison camp, the entire family is also sent

   And your children, and your grandchildren, and possibly even your great-grandchildren.

   Hey sir, you're under arrest because your 69th cousin stole a piece of wood.

3. Copies of "The Interview," a film that mocks North Korea, have been smuggled into the country

   The Interview both mocked and honored Korea. I refuse to say North because Korea is Korea, and Korea can't and shouldn't stay divided. The unity of Korea brings hope for Eurasia, Asia, and the rest of the world.

   Kim Jong Un should be forced to watch that every day.

4. North Korean prison camps are often likened to death camps

5. Possession of Bibles, South Korean movies, and pornography can lead to a death sentence

   People shouldn't be killed for entertaining themselves.

   Well, they have to worship Kim.

6. Organizations exist that smuggle Bibles into North Korea

7. In 2013, the leader executed his own uncle

8. Tourists are restricted in what they can photograph

   The Kim dynasty isn't gaining tourists because they keep punishing innocent visitors who just want to explore the country freely. They don't understand the capitalist benefits of tourism or how much it could help their image and economy.

9. North Koreans are taught to believe that Kim Jong Un has god-like qualities, including the ability to control the weather

   According to the book In Order to Live, it is true.

   But now they didn't celebrate his 34th birthday.

   EEEW, this moron is 5 or 6 years older than me.

10. People can be sent to prison camps for not showing enough grief over the death of Kim Jong Il

    That's ridiculous. Being punished for not showing grief over a leader they probably never even met.

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11. ?

    The radio is on 24/7 in every home

12. ?

    American citizens are generally prohibited from visiting North Korea

    Not that anyone in any other country would want to go there.

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13. The calendar in North Korea is based on the Juche ideology

    They use that instead of the regular calendar.

14. Citizens are required to contribute human waste for agricultural use

    It could also be toxic. They're just too lazy to use proper fertilizer.

15. Women are expected to have shorter hair after marriage

16. Parents must register the birth of a baby with local authorities, the police, and the secret police

17. Before the age of 10, all children join the Korean Children's Union

18. At the age of 17, citizens are required to vote and bow to portraits of the leaders

19. There are four television channels, with the latest one focused on sports, introduced in 2015

20. Tourists are prohibited from speaking with local residents

21. Tourists can only make purchases in designated tourist shops

22. Tourists are managed by official tour guides and must follow their instructions

23. There is evidence suggesting that female soldiers may be subjected to sexual harassment by their commanders