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Radio Oranje: The voice of hope during the dark years

Every evening at 9 PM sharp, families across Nazi-occupied Netherlands would gather around hidden radios, hearts pounding,...
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The Dutch art of complaining: how a nation bonds through criticism

Picture this: you're standing at a bus stop in Amsterdam when a stranger turns to you and...
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The 19 biggest differences between France and the Netherlands

France and the Netherlands may share a love of bread, the same three colours on their flags,...
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Tulip mania: when a single flower was worth more than a house

The Dutch have given the world many things: windmills, stroopwafels, and questionable liquorice - but perhaps the...
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Here’s how this Leiden-based startup wants to solve one of the most crucial challenges in cancer diagnostics

The Leiden Bio Science Park is the largest life sciences hub in the Netherlands and home to...
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Dutch Quirk #87: Invest way too much in window decorations to announce a new baby

Ah, the sweet joy of a new life entering this great big world. But how do the...
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5 weird statues in the Netherlands

The Netherlands is full of statues that will make you look twice, and sometimes even laugh to...
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Dutch Quirk #73: Not have any mountains…or hills…or bumps

As the Dutch saying goes: “God may have created the earth, but the Dutch created the Netherlands.”...
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