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TIL: American Indians born in Canada (with at least 50% American Indian blood) cannot be denied admission to the United States and have a special category where they can apply for permanent residence to the US with no other qualifications.

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B7Yk TIL the first ever parking sign was from c. 700BC, Ancient Assyria, and read “ROYAL ROAD - LET NO MAN DECREASE IT”. The penalty was being impaled in front of your house.
0Z6M TIL that after the 1995 Saturday Night Live season, NBC fired Adam Sandler and Chris Farley from the show.
9YGAG TIL: “Kemosabe” means Idiot in Apache
ANG9o TIL the Soviets trained dogs as anti-tank bombers, but they attacked Russian tanks instead of German ones due to a training error. The Soviets used diesel tanks for training, while German tanks ran on gasoline. The dogs' keen sense of smell led them to familiar Soviet tanks instead of the Germans.
8eAQ8 TIL Mars had a prime meridian (+0 hour timezone) 50 years before Earth