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x6PZ1
TIL that Central Park has street numbers on every lamppost, which helps you not to get lost!
Oowd7
TIL while walking in Manhattan’s Central Park that each lamppost has a set of numbers at the base. The first 2-3 numbers indicate the closest cross street, and the last number indicates what side of town you’re closest to. An odd number indicates you’re on the west side, and even means east.
LkP8p
TIL After almost 50 years of use and dubbed as the largest landfill in the world, the Staten Island NY landfill has slowly coming back to life as a park (Freshkills Park). The bucolic rolling meadows conceal a topography that's made entirely of garbage.