June 03, 2022
In Japan, stores that are about to close for the day play the tune of “Auld Lang Syne” to let patrons know it’s time to leave.
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Why Do We Drop a Ball on New Year’s Eve?
“The Times Building will be especially illuminated to-night in honor of the birth of 1908,” announced The New York Times on December 31, 1907. “The exact moment of the New Year’s arrival will be signalized by the dropping of an electrically illuminated ball above the tower. The ball will be five
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