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TIL in 2012, Wukan ousted the local CPC government over a land dispute and hosted their own election

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0wmgy TIL In 1919, Fritz Pollard became one of the first African-Americans to play in the NFL.One year¹ after making his debut,Fritz led his Akron Pros to their first ever NFL championship.The next year,Pollard became a player-coach with the same team and in effect became the NFL's first black head coach.
ogbK TIL that a young Ian McDiarmid portrayed and old Emperor Palpatine in Return of the Jedi, and an old Ian McDiarmid portrayed a young Palpatine in the prequels.
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M7jp8 TIL that Saint Patrick is the patron saint of not just Ireland but also of Nigeria, Boston, engineers, and paralegals.
LkKRZ TIL in 1911 one of the US House of Representatives members proposed an amendment that would abolish the Senate.