j_bertolotti, 25 days ago

@eniko No. But I did know that the main improvement to the chocolate-making process that allows modern chocolate bars is due to a Dutch chemist.

chriscunningham, 25 days ago

@eniko being from scotland, where every single child is taught at an early age to memorise absolutely everything ever invented by a scottish person, I am now keen to pivot to being an all-dutch-inventions person

other good ones: the orange carrot, the pendulum clock, the concept of Freedom Of The Seas

eniko, 25 days ago

@chriscunningham the dutch are behind orange carrots?

oh god this isn't some type of national pride thing is it

HopelessDemigod, 25 days ago

@eniko

I always thought it was invented in Kentucky.

eniko, 25 days ago

@HopelessDemigod wikipedia says no

tedajax, 25 days ago

@eniko I'm going to just start assuming every advancement involving mayonnaise was started in the Netherlands unless given evidence to the contrary.

eniko, 25 days ago

@tedajax good odds yeah

Tijn, 25 days ago

@eniko who could have predicted the Dutch would be the ones to invent adding mayonaise to vegetables :P

demofox, 25 days ago

@eniko @lowqualityfacts

eniko, 25 days ago

@demofox @lowqualityfacts but this is a high quality fact, its on wikipedia and everything

demofox, 25 days ago

@eniko @lowqualityfacts it sure sounds fake! What a crazy thing :P