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TIL about the Central Park Squirrel Census, a project where hundreds of volunteers, known as "squirrel sighters," counted squirrels in Central Park. The census estimates there are around 2,373 squirrels living in the park.

Read more 2019.thesquirrelcensus.com

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e0gY4 TIL in 2008, deceased Ian Curtis, former frontman of Joy Division, had his tombstone stolen, with the words “Love will Tear is apart” engraved in it.
kONx5 TIL that Black Rose are rare and bizarrely stunning flower which are only found in Halfeti, a village near Urfa. These rose are dark red when it first blooms, and later turns into a dark scarlet hue.
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