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karaoke
  • Karoke means “empty orchestra” in Japanese

ketchup
  • Okay, ketchup actually began in Thailand. There it was labelled “Kachiap”. (Funky? I think not. Try their sweet chicken sauce. Thumbs up.)
  • 4 tablespoons of ketchup has about the same amount of nutrition as a ripe tomato
  • Sweden is the largest spender on ketchup. $4 per capita. Australia is second at $2.50
  • The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottles was chosen because it has significant meaning for its creator an his wife

keyboard
  • David Bradley wrote the code for [Ctr]+[Alt]+[Delete] key sequence
  • The QWERTY keyboard layout is 129 years old

kilogram
  • The kilogram is based on a reference cylinder that was made 118 years ago, and now kept under a glass prison in France
  • The kilogram cylinder appears to be losing 50 micrograms a year (when compared with the average of dozens of copies), and scientists are now seeking a new definition for the kilogram

Kim Jong-il
  • It is said that Kim Jong-il’s birth was heralded by a double rainbow and spring started immediately
  • Kim Jong -il ate with special chopsticks that could detect poison
  • The North Korean leader once tried breeding giant rabbits to aleviate famine in North Korea
  • In 1950, he built an entire city called Kijong-Dong solely for propoganda. Even today it remains uninhabited (Guardian UK)
  • Kim Jong Il claimed to have invented the hamburger in 2004 (ABC News)
  • North Korean media reported that they beat Brazil 1-0 in their 2010 World Cup match. Brazil actually won 2-1
  • Kim Jong Il was also known as ‘The Central Brain’
  • Some claim that Kim Jong-il died in 2006 from diabetes and was replaced internationally but bodyguard doubles
  • The dear leader wrote over 6 operas and a South Korean film director claimed Kim even kidnapped him and his movie star wife in the late 1970s, and forced them to make a Godzilla movie.
  • Kim Jong Il had a fear of flying and always travelled by train or car
  • He collected over 20,000 movies and his favourite was Rambo
  • Kim Jong Il is a keen roller bladder (ABC News Australia)
  • Once on a trip to Russia, he had live lobsters delivered to him in advance at train stations and even a roast donkey was flown in (independent UK)

kiwi bird
  • The kiwi bird lays the largest egg in relation to its body size

kiwi fruit
  • Kiwifruits are actually from Southern China and not native to New Zealand
  • Raw kiwi fruits can be used to tenderize meat. It has protein-dissolving enzymes
  • Italy is the leading kiwi fruit producer in the world

koala
  • Koalas have twin thumbs
  • A Koala also has finger prints that are almost identical to ours

Kokoda, PNG
  • To defend Port Moresby along the Kokoda Track, Australia sent militia termed the Koalas (not to be shot at, not to be exported and were protected by the Government) instead of special forces (AIF)

Korea
  • Babies born in Korea are automatically one year old
  • South Korea has a special day to celebrate their Alphabet called Hangul on October 9th
  • Korea was originally spelt Corea
  • Seoul in South Korea is literally translated to mean “capital”