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TIL that Chinese Americans are the most prolific inventors in America as a group

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p8kRO TIL in 2014, New York City had $16 Million in unpaid parking tickets from foreign diplomats. The largest offender was Egypt, with about $1.9 Million. Diplomatic immunity is the main reason that those tickets remained outstanding.
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