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CAPTIVATING FACTS ABOUT THE NETHERLANDS

Added on: 16th Jul 2016

 

EVEN THOUGH THE NETHERLANDS IS CONSIDERED

THE WORLD’S TULIP CAPITAL, THE FAMOUS

FLOWER DIDN’T ORIGINATE THERE. THEY WERE

IMPORTED FROM THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE IN THE

SEVENTEENTH CENTURY AND EVENTUALLY

BECAME THE COUNTRY’S NATIONAL SYMBOL

(ALONGSIDE THEIR WINDMILLS)

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THERE ARE MORE BIKES (OVER EIGHTEEN MILLION) IN

THE NETHERLANDS THAN THERE ARE PEOPLE

(16.8 MILLION). NO WONDER YOU SEE THEM

EVERYWHERE YOU GO WHILE YOU’RE THERE

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AMSTERDAM IS ENTIRELY BUILT ON WOODEN POLES

ELEVEN METRES DEEP. THIS IS DUE TO ITS SOIL,

WHICH CONSISTS OF THICK LAYERS OF CLAY AND FEN

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THERE ARE STILL OVER ONE THOUSAND TRADITIONAL

WORKING WINDMILLS IN THE NETHERLANDS.

NINETEEN OF THESE CAN BE FOUND AT THE

UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE OF KINDERDIJK

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THE NETHERLANDS’ NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM

IS WIDELY CONSIDERED THE GREATEST TEAM

TO NEVER WIN THE WORLD CUP. THE TEAM HOLDS

THE RECORD FOR PLAYING THE MOST WORLD

CUP FINALS WITHOUT EVER WINNING THE TROPHY,

FINISHING SECOND IN THE 1974, 1978, AND

2010 WORLD CUP TOURNAMENTS

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THE DUTCH ARE THE BIGGEST LIQUORICE EATERS

IN THE WORLD. THEY CONSUME THIRTY-TWO

MILLION KILOS OF THE STUFF EVERY YEAR

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AFTER SCANDINAVIANS, THE DUTCH ARE THE

WORLD’S SECOND BIGGEST COFFEE DRINKERS.

THEY DRINK NO LESS THAN 140 LITRES A YEAR

ON AVERAGE, WHICH IS ABOUT 3.2 CUPS A DAY!

THE DUTCH DEFINITELY LOVE THEIR COFFEE

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OVER SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE WORLD’S

FLOWER BULB PRODUCTION COMES FROM

THE NETHERLANDS

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