• one A major film buff who loved James Bond, Kim owned tens of thousands of movies. He was so big on films that the country once kidnapped a South Korean actress and director.
• two The North Korean dictator had expensive taste, which extended to his drinking habits. Kim reportedly drank lots of Hennessey at a cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars yearly.
• three He was an avid internet user, asking back in 2000 for Madeline Albright’s e-mail address, but claimed (as an “internet expert”) that “many problems would arise” if the country had access.

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