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Dutch senior collects over 6000 airline sick bags

Did you know that Dutch senior Niek Vermeulen collected over 6000 different sick bags from more than 1000 airlines? He started collecting barf bags...
oranje

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...
Colonel Tom Parker

Elvis Presley’s Dutch manager

Did you know that Elvis Presley's manager Colonel Tom Parker (1909-1997) was born in the Netherlands? In 1927, at the age of 18, he...
Ali B Op Volle Toeren

Ali B reviving Dutch golden oldies

Did you know that Dutch-Moroccan hiphop artist Ali B is reviving Dutch golden oldies for the tv-show Op Volle Toeren? Established Dutch singers like...
The Dutch Social Insurance Bank (SVB) has released a list of the most popular baby names of 2017. Last year, almost 170,000 babies were born in the Netherlands; 86,718 boys and 82,568 girls. Click here for a list of the most popular names for boys and girls in 2017 in the Netherlands.

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...
Guus Hiddink

Dutch football coach becomes national hero in South Korea

Did you know that Dutch football coach Guus Hiddink became a national hero in South Korea after the national team reached the semi finals...
Patricia Paay

Patricia Paay: Playboy’s oldest model ever

Did you know that Patricia Paay is the oldest model ever to pose for Playboy? The singer and glamour personality posed for the Dutch...
rusk with chocolate sprinkles

Strange habit of Dutch holidaymakers

Did you know that Dutch holidaymakers are notorious for bringing Dutch groceries when traveling abroad? Some cannot survive without Dutch peanut butter, liquorice, hagelslag,...
Gregory van der Wiel

Amsterdam’s male population ranked among the sexiest in the world

Did you know that Amsterdam's male population is ranked among the sexiest in the world? According to Travels Digest the best looking men can...
Pauline Musters

The shortest woman of all times

Did you know that the shortest woman ever is Pauline Musters from the Netherlands? She was born in 1876 and measured 30cm at birth.When...