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Football legend Johan Cruijff passes away at the age 68
Did you know that today football legend Johan Cruijff passed away at the age of 68 after losing the battle with cancer?
Cruijff is considered...
Growth of the Dutch population
Yesterday the world population hit 7 billion. Did you know there are 16,633,863 people in the Netherlands? The Dutch population is growing by 21...
The Netherlands; the third best country to live in
Did you know that the Netherlands is the third best country in the world to live in? The UN's 2011 Human Development Index was...
Inspirational Dutch woman: Aletta Jacobs
Did you know that Aletta Jacobs (1854-1929) was the first Dutch woman to complete a university degree?
Not only did she fight for women's rights...
90-year old daredevil tries out every single roller coaster in the Netherlands
Did you know that 90-year old Jan tried out every single roller coasters in the Netherlands? Until 5 years ago this dare devil had...
Most popular baby names of 2017
The Dutch Social Insurance Bank (SVB) has released a list of the most popular baby names of 2017.
SVB is the agency that pays the...
Dutch hostage liberated after 3.5 years in Mali
Did you know that Dutchman Sjaak Rijke (54) will be reunited with his wife tonight after being held hostage by Al-Qaeda in Mali for...
Multicultural society
Did you know that the Netherlands is a multicultural society? You'll find more than 200 different nationalties across the country. The largest minority groups...
Dutch Tractor Girl travels to South Africa on a tractor
Did you know that Dutch Tractor Girl Manon Ossevoort (born 1976) has travelled from the Netherlands to South Africa on a tractor?
Manon started her journey...
The Netherlands is a very densely populated country
Did you know that only Bangladesh, South Korea and Taiwan have a higher population density than the Netherlands? The Netherlands is a very densely...