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4 Fun Facts About The Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball Drop

December 27, 2021 by Bautis Financial

The star of the show on New Year's eve is never a pop star, it's a crystal ball. Here are some quick facts you probably didn't know.


Here are four New Year’s fast facts about the Times Square ball drop.

  1. The Times Square ball has been dropped every year since 1907, with two exceptions: In 1942 and 1943 when New York City was on a “dimout” during the war.
  2. The tradition of marking time with a ball-dropping started in 1833 in Greenwich, England. A ball would drop everyday at 1pm from the top of the Royal Observatory to coordinate time for sea captains.
  3. Since the start of the Times Square tradition, there have only been seven balls.
  4. The current crystal ball sits on top of Times Square all year and weighs a whopping 11,875 pounds.

Happy New Year!

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