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TIL in Ancient Greece they believed Leprosy is cured by bathing in the blood of children

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v1NMK TIL New York City paid more for Central Park than America paid for Alaska.
R7x7Q TIL that despite that the Canadian tv channel that it airs on (Family TV) being owned by the media company that produced the show (DHX Media) the remainder of the Canadian teen series Backstage has not aired on it and the latest new episode was shown on April 20, 2019. Reruns are still airing there.
4k9Qg TIL when the band Slayer came to Toronto in 2018, a fan was kicked out of the open-air venue they were playing at for unruly behaviour. He then jumped into the lake surrounding the open-air venue to swim back in. He was banned for a year, but was later immortalized on a beer can label.
KO014 TIL that the pilot of the only F-117 Stealth to be shot down in combat is now friends with the missile commander that brought him down. He has since traveled with his whole family for a stay in the home of his now retired former adversary.
5Aar TIL: Braveheart was set in the 13th century, but kilt’s didn’t become common until the 17th. The soldiers also wouldn’t have worn war paint at that time.