Netherlands became the first nation to legalise same-sex marriage - FACT, it did so on April 1, 2001. The US legalized same-sex marriage on June 26, 2015.

Stroopwafels were first made in Gouda in the early 20th century by bakers repurposing scraps and crumbs by sweetening them with syrup - FICTION, stroopwafels were first made in Gouda either during the late 18th century or the early 19th century by bakers repurposing scraps and crumbs by sweetening them with syrup.

The Dutch East India Company - a megacorporation founded by a government-directed consolidation of several rival Dutch trading companies in the early 17th century - is believed to be the largest company to ever have existed in recorded history - FACT, with its reliance on foreign posts, the company is often considered the world's first true transnational corporation

Takoyaki (Japanese octopus balls) are thought to have been inspired by the Dutch Poffertjes (a traditional Dutch batter treat resembling small, fluffy pancakes) - FICTION, takoyaki was first popularized in Osaka, where a street vendor named Tomekichi Endo is credited with its invention in 1935. Takoyaki was inspired by akashiyaki, a small round dumpling from the city of Akashi in Hyōgo Prefecture made of an egg-rich batter and octopus

According to military records, the average male height in the Netherlands has risen by 10 cm in the last 200 years - FICTION, average male height has grown by 20 cm in the last 200 years; the average male height is 6 ft, and the average woman is 5 ft 7 inches

Amsterdam is built on more than one million poles, which extend around 12 metres into the ground - FACT

Pumpkins are orange because of the Netherlands - FICTION, when William of Orange helped the Dutch win independence from Spain in the 17th century, Dutch farmers honored the King by turning carrots orange through clever breeding.