With Thanksgiving coming up, we are reminded that our ancestors were once immigrants to this country. Here is a list of other things that have since washed up on our shores.
10. Justin Bieber: Remember that song "Blame Canada" from "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut" (1999)? Yeah. Sing that, Bieber.
9. Emma Watson: We don't know who this chick is, but apparently Hermione Granger goes to Brown!
8. The Beatles: They came. They played a few concerts. They left.
7. Mario: He's a Japanese stereotype of an Italian. Mario: the double-immigrant.
6. Superman: There's no getting around it: The Man of Steel is literally an illegal alien. His spaceship just landed in the middle of Kansas without going through customs or anything. And no matter what he says, heat vision is not a substitute for a green card.
5. Elian Gonzales: He floated his way into Miami — and into our hearts.
4. Fievel Mousekewitz: Why wouldn't he come here? "There are no cats in America, and the streets are paved with cheese!" If you did not get this "An American Tail" (1986) reference, then please take a moment of silence for your lost childhood.
3. Horses: Fun fact: Despite the patriotic images we often associate with cowboys and their companions, our fine four-legged friends are hardly an American exclusive. The last native horses died out in North America over 15,000 years ago and we have the Spanish conquistadors to thank for reintroducing them to this land.
2. Smallpox: Bubonic plague was all the rage in Europe, so of course America had to get on that gravy train. Ten points for doing it with blankets instead of rats.
1. Barack Obama: Too soon?
—compiled by the Daily Arts Department
