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Did the Dutch really buy New York for 24 dollars? 

Have you ever wondered how New Amsterdam came to be New York? Why did the Dutch buy...
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Afrikaans and Dutch: the differences and similarities

Afrikaans and Dutch — what is the connection? Are these two languages as similar as they're rumoured...
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Why the Netherlands will never have an ‘Elfstedentocht’ (Eleven Cities Tour) again

An Elfstedentocht in Friesland, the Netherlands is what the Dutch people want more than winning a World...
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Why does everything in the Netherlands look the same?

Visitors to the Netherlands will probably be struck by a very specific element about this country. Things...
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Today in Dutch history: the tragic ‘Watersnoodramp’ flooding of 1953

On February 1, 1953, one of the biggest natural disasters to ever hit the Netherlands took place....
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How one Dutch woman created the most unusual modern art museum in the Netherlands

If you associate big museums with big cities and Van Gogh paintings with the Van Gogh Museum,...
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Here’s how Dutch changed the English language forever

Have you ever heard people complain that the use of English is becoming too widespread in the...
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8 great windmills to visit in the Netherlands

Windmills are one of the first things you think of when you hear the words "Holland" or...
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