BBC Minute: On the myths and legends of North Korea

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In the final part of this BBC Minute series on North Korea, we look at the myths and legends about the country. With power based on the cult of personality, there have been some fanciful stories about the talents of Kim Jong-il and Kim Jong-un. But did Kim Jong-il really invent the hamburger? We asked BBC Monitoring's Alistair Coleman. (In this photo released by Korean Central News Agency via Korean News Service, the late North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il (C) attends the Workers' Party of Korea convention on September 28, 2010 in Pyongyang, North Korea, Credit: Korean News Service via Getty Images)