Netherlands Quick Facts

I should be studying for a test I have in about 3 hours but the other author on this site is giving me a hard time for not posting as often as I should. I had a neat idea about the happiest countries I read somewhere but that will take some time to put in order. Instead I found some neat little Netherlands fun facts.

One big caveat, I've lived in Indiana my whole life and haven't (although I plan too) visited the Netherlands. I'm going off someone elses notes and opinions on these. Although most were taken from a website called discover the Netherlands which I'm guessing means it's fairly truthful. Enjoy. I added my personal comments after each....

+ People in the Netherlands eat raw herring with onions on top (It sounds weird but I bet it tastes great!)
+ Amsterdam has 1,281 bridges (I believe it. They have enough water to go around)
+ When Dutch schoolchildren pass their exams, they hang a Dutch flag and a school bag outside their homes (Time to celebrate! Hopefully I'll get to do the same tonight....)
+ One quarter of the Netherlands is below sea level (Explains all the dams)
+ The International Court of Justice is at the Peace Palace in The Hague (You may have alread known that but it's neat to see The Hague in the news and know where their talking about)
+ Dutch is also spoken in Belgium, northern France, Suriname, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba (Time to get learning)
+ The Dutch are the tallest people in Europe (That's Viking blood for you. Rik Smits!)
+ Amsterdam is built entirely on piles (I'm guessing they are referring to the below sealevel thing so it was built on something solid to keep it from washing away)
+ Almost every Dutch person has a bicycle and there are twice as many bikes as cars (Keeps folks healthy I bet)
+ About 30% of all Dutch babies are born at home
+ You'll find flowers in almost every Dutch living room (I'm guessing mostly tulips)
+ Most Dutch people speak at least one foreign language (Seems every other country besides America speaks at least one other language. We need to catch up)
+ After Scandinavians, the Dutch are the world's biggest coffee drinkers (Guess it doesn't stunt your growth after all!)

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