In 2007, South Korea began employing cloned Labrador retrievers to sniff out drugs for the customs service. Training and using cloned dogs was more cost effective since only 30% of naturally born dogs they trained ever qualified for service. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: South Korea deploys cloned drug-sniffing dogs – ABC News (go.com)
In late 2020, A North Korean gymnast defected to South Korea by vaulting himself over the three-meter high border barricades without triggering sensors. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: North Korean gymnast defects by vaulting fences (watoday.com.au)
South Korea’s government organizes disco-like dance parties for elderly people with the sole purpose of tackling loneliness and preventing dementia in their country where the population is rapidly aging. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Seoul’s over-65s disco ‘like medicine’ for seniors – BBC News
In 2014, South Korea produced an alternative version of their national anthem “Aegukga,” which was two keys lower in order to make it easier for kids in school (especially males going through puberty) to sing. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://blogs.wsj.com/korearealtime/2014/09/02/is-south-koreas-national-anthem-too-high-pitched/
South Korean soccer team FC Seoul were fined a record 100 million Korean won after accidentally placing sex dolls instead of mannequins in their stands in the coronavirus aftermath. – WTF Fun Facts
The South Korean boy band BTS was responsible for adding $3.6 billion to the local economy and accounted for one in every 13 tourist visits to the country in 2018. – WTF Fun Facts
North and South Korean language differences – WTF fun facts
