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Transcript: This house sits right on the edge between two countries. But let's step back a bit to understand why. This town, Baarle Nassau, is split in a really odd way. See, it's supposed to be all part of the Netherlands. But these 19 pieces of land are actually in Belgium. And inside those Belgian bits, there are seven more pieces of the Netherlands. It all goes back to the late 1100s when two royal families had some fun trading land, making this messy border situation. Nowadays, you'd think living here would be a nightmare. Imagine all the border crossings just to get to the other side of town! But since both the Netherlands and Belgium are in the EU, borders are just lines with crosses on the ground. You can freely travel between the two countries. If the border cuts your house in half, you officially belong to whichever country your front door is in.
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