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North Korean Bikes

Though North Korea is notoriously private, there are some photographs of people biking around the secretive country. Cycling was actually banned in North Korea until 1990. It was considered to be incompatible with the fluency of traffic laws, but the hobby has taken off in the years following the ban's lifting. Each North Korean family apparently owns at least 1 or 2 bikes!

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