Why Kim Jong Un brought his own toilet to Singapore - and other weird summit facts

The two leaders sat down to a lunch of short rib, octopus and Häagen-Dazs

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Photographers gathered next to the TV at Seoul railway station as President Trump met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore
(Image credit: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

The historic summit between US president Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is being hailed as the biggest diplomatic breakthrough in a generation.

But behind the headlines lies a myriad of weird details - and here are a few surreal moments from a truly unprecedented day:

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