Brief kim jong il biography golf

Former North Korean leader Kim Jong-il was the world's best golfer, sparked a fashion phenomenon and didn't defecate � that is, if you believe everything you read.

Here are some of the most interesting reports about the pint-size former dictator.

He had a supernatural birth

Kim Jong-il was born in Siberia in 1941 while his parents were during the Japanese occupation of Korea, according to Soviet documents.

But according to official North Korean literature, he was born in a log cabin at his father's secret base on North Korea's sacred Mt Paektu in 1942.

The same reports claim his birth were heralded by a swallow and caused winter to change to spring, a star to illuminate the sky and rainbows to spontaneously appear.

He was the best golfer the world has ever seen

In 1994, Pyongyang media reported that Kim Jong-il shot an amazing 11 holes-in-one to achieve an unprecedented 38-under-par game on a regulation 18-hole golf course - on his