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Gouda cheese makes up around 50% of the world’s cheese consumption. It’s not produced actually in the southern Dutch city which shares its name, but instead in the nearby towns and villages that surround Gouda.
The EU gave the traditional allwooden Dutch clogs a CE trademark as safety shoes. They can withstand almost any penetration, and are actually safer than steel-capped protective shoes in some circumstances.
The Dutch were the first to import coffee to Europe on a large scale as early as the 1600s and 1700s. The Dutch are the world's biggest coffee drinkers with an average of 140 litres of coffee a year or 3.2 cups a day.
CITY OF LIGHT The Dutch city of Eindhoven is also known as the "City of Light" because the electronics giant Philips started there with products like light bulbs.
1000 MUSEUMS There is in total just over 1,000 museums, of which most were located in Zuid-Holland with roughly 170 museums. 150 museums can be found in Gelderland, whereas Noord-Holland holds a little more than 120 museums.