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Mr Poops and Mrs Born Naked: the story behind strange Dutch surnames

Roll call: Mr Poepjes (Little Poops), Mrs Naaktgeboren (Born Naked), Mr Muis (Mouse), and Ms Gekkehuis (madhouse). No,...

The dairy dilemma: lactose intolerance in the Netherlands

Being lactose intolerant in the Netherlands is, for lack of a better word, immoral. It is a crime...

11 kick-ass Dutch women you should know about this International Women’s Day

The Netherlands has had countless incredible, powerful, and strong women throughout history. What better way could there...

Would you offer your guests dinner? Dutchies don’t, and the internet is mad

How likely are people in the Netherlands to serve food to their guests? Here's the map that...

Tom Holland in Holland? 7 times the Netherlands appeared in Hollywood movies

The Netherlands loves Hollywood movies — but did you know the love is mutual? As it turns...

7 things that the Dutch kind of suck at

We've brought you a list of what the Dutch are great at and why the Dutch are...

Not always the best: Here’s 7 times the Dutch suffered a huge fail

Dutch fails — huh? It sometimes seems like the Dutch are good at everything they do. But,...

Do you know about the Polish army that helped free the Netherlands?

Many laud the Americans, the British, and the Canadians for the Dutch liberation during the Second World...