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• n  100 chon equal 1 won in South Korea
• n  100 chon equal 1 won in North Korea

• According to legend, the chon (weasel) would eat the choicest coffee beans, then digest the outer shells, leaving the innards to, um, emerge in long strings.
• Pohang, Angang, Yong-chon, Hyonpung and Changnyong had changed hands at least three times.

News & Articles

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• Mayoral Races Across Mexico Are Turning Into A Zoo
  In Xalapa, a cat named Morris is running with the campaign slogan "Tired of voting for rats? Vote for a cat!" Candidates in other cities include Chon the Donkey and Tina the Chicken.
  June 17, 2013 - NPR