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Eat your cheese: How the Dutch became ridiculously tall

Yeah yeah, we know, Dutch people are tall. Every joke has been made about it. But why...
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The liberation of the Netherlands like you’ve never seen it before (coloured videos inside)

Each year, on May 5, the Dutch celebrate the day their country was liberated from Nazi occupation...
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Australia and the Netherlands: adventures at sea and shared history

Australia and the Netherlands may not be mentioned in the same sentence all that often, but you'll...
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Hugo de Groot: one of the greatest thinkers in Dutch history

Hugo de Groot, also known as Hugo Grotius, can easily be called one of the greatest scholars...
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Orangemen’s Day: when the Northern-Irish celebrate a Dutchie

Each year, the Northern-Irish protestants parade through the streets to celebrate King William III of Orange. But...
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Dutch-American history: how the Netherlands played a pivotal role in America’s Independence

The Dutch relate to their history like all of us do to our own: we highlight our...
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The Netherlands’ most notorious gangster: Willem Holleeder

Willem Holleeder is a convicted Amsterdam gangster, whose rap sheet runs from a high-profile kidnapping, extortion, and...
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Why the Netherlands isn’t underwater (VIDEO INSIDE)

It's miraculous how these flat lowlands have managed to withstand becoming an Atlantis. If you're wondering how,...
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