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TIL in 1998 Alice Walton (Sam Walton’s daughter) could have paid a $650 fine, instead she fought it and got convicted of DWI. After being released she went to the hospital for a blood test to prove she wasn’t drunk and tested at a .16.

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oRW58 TIL that aphids reproduce asexually in the spring and summer (producing only females that are clones of their mothers), but reproduce sexually in the autumn (producing both males and females)
N7oNQ TIL that George Clooney wanted Julia Roberts for the movie Ocean's Eleven but never met her before. Julia Roberts was charging $20 million a movie at the time so Clooney, unable to afford her, send her a script with a $20 bill with a note, 'I heard you’re getting 20 a picture.' She agreed to do it.
oVaW TIL that Bikram Yoga was invented in the 1970’s by a man called Bikram Choudhury, who decided to copyright poses developed from those available for free for centuries. He also compares himself to Jesus and sues everyone who tries to “copy” his business.
yQX1J TIL that the Cold War era satellite espionage program, known as Corona, inadvertently tracked the decline of biodiversity in regions that lack historical records.
N7vO6 TIL a Canadian goose vs. bald eagle fight was caught on camera at a campground in British Columbia. The goose was pinned under the eagle's talons looking lifeless but scooted out, flew into a pond; the eagle pursued but the goose went underwater. The eagle then retreated to watch from a tree perch.