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The Netherlands wins Eurovision Song Contest after 44 years
Congrats to Duncan Laurence for winning the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv! Did you know that this is the first Dutch victory...
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...
American military cemetary in Margraten
Did you know that every year each of the 8,301 graves of the American military cemetary in Margraten is adopted by a Dutch family...
Dutch was the basis for Afrikaans
Did you know that Dutch language was the basis for Afrikaans, the language spoken in South Africa and Namibia?
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...
Venus: the first Dutch number one hit in the USA
Did you know that Shocking Blue was the first Dutch group to score a number one hit in the USA? Not only did the...
Dutch in American-English language
Did you know that the arrival of Dutch immigrants in the 17th century left its marks in the American-English language?Examples: landscape (landschap), brandy (brandewijn),...
100 years of Chinese immigrants
Did you know that exactly 100 years ago the first Chinese immigrants arrived in the Netherlands and settled among the Dutch community? Today the...
Empire State Building illuminated by Dutch lights
Did you know that Dutch electronics company Philips has been contracted to provide a new lightening system for the Empire State Building? Not only can the...
Samuel L. Jackson blasting through Amsterdam’s canals
Did you know that Amsterdam is pretty peaceful as long as Samuel L. Jackson is not being chased at high speed by henchmen of...