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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/cruisingthoughts on 2023-11-15 21:15:22.

Original Title: TIL in the 1970s, North Korea ordered 1,000 Volvos from Sweden in a deal worth $70 million. After delivering the vehicles, North Korea never paid for the cars, resulting in the largest car theft in human history.