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Summary Kim, who died after 17 years rule of most reclusive state, was reputed to control the weather.
The passing of North Korean strongman Kim Jong-il has been marked by plunging temperatures, mourning bears and now, according to North Korean state media, by flocks of magpies.Kim, who died in December aged 69 years after 17 years running the worlds most reclusive state, was reputed to be able to control the weather, as well as to have scored a miraculous 38 under par round of golf.
