Sunday, January 1, 2012

What's in The News Today

Five Festive Facts about New Year's Day
  1. In 1904 the owner of Times Square in New York City threw a huge New Year's Eve party with fireworks. In 1907, NYC banned fireworks and replace it with a illuminated ball. The first ball weighted 700 pounds currently  it weighs 12,000 pounds.
  2. The most popular resolution is to loose weight. The other 4 is to quit smoking, get a better job, go back to school and save money.
  3. Pork is the number dish served in the U.S. and it's served with sauerkraut and in southern U.S. it's  ham and black-eyed peas.
  4. The traditional song is called "Auld Lang Syne" published 1796 and the song means "times gone by." The song promises to remember friends and times in the past with fondness.
  5. 1 billion people watch the ball drop all over the world and a million pack themselves in Times Square. 

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