Earlier this month, state media images of Kim Jong Un riding his armored train to a flooded North Korean region showed a mysterious white carton on Kim's table. Kim was chairing a meeting on board the train during a journey to areas impacted by Typhoon Maysak (Typhoon No. 9).
Now, Twitter users have banded together and have successfully identified the product: It's a box of disinfectant wipes from Switzerland.
Earlier this month, state media images of Kim Jong Un riding his armored train to a flooded North Korean region showed a mysterious white carton on Kim's table. Kim was chairing a meeting on board the train during a journey to areas impacted by Typhoon Maysak (Typhoon No. 9).
Now, Twitter users have banded together and have successfully identified the product: It's a box of disinfectant wipes from Switzerland.
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