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[Debra_oh]

The Times Square Ball has changed size and style seven times. From 1981 to 1988, it had a stem like an apple... as in "the Big Apple."

 

[liblue1]

One should carry a stout pole while travelling in quicksand country...when placed under one's back, it helps one to float out of the quicksand.

 

[FireMist]

Something interesting, Henry Ford sold duce and half trucks to the Nazi's; in all old pictures the Americans and the Nazis have the same cargo trucks, back then were troop carriers. Henry Ford, and Coca Cola still had trading with the Nazis even though we were in a world war. Parts for the Ford trucks were still being delivered under fake names, and Coca COLA was named Fanta which is still around today. Many say Henry Ford was a member of the Bruel society, with pictures of him and known Nazi Criminals together it is not hard to track what his main priority was.

“I suppose at one time in my life I might have had any number of stories, but now there is no other. This is the only story I will ever be able to tell.”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History

" They told me I was worth more dead than alive" Chaka Kan

 

[skydragon]

The rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.

 

[Debra_oh]

The Ball couldn't drop on New Year's Eve in 1942 and 1943, due to wartime dim-outs. Reverent crowds still came to Times Square for moments of silence.

 

[DocTonyNYC]

A kernel of popcorn contains just a small amount of water. When these kernels are heated, the water turns to steam and the kernels “pop.” Popcorn is different than many other grains because its shell is not water permeable, making it possible for pressure to build up until the kernel finally explodes.

Unpopped popcorn kernels are called “spinsters” or “old maids.” Quality popcorn should produce 98% popped kernels with under 2% being spinsters. (Am I the only one who thinks that this is just a tad sexist? I think I'll start referring to them as "deadbeats"!)

 

[liblue1]

Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look alike contest.

 

[Ding]

Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
Sun Tzu

 

[Debra_oh]

The crystal triangles on the current Ball actually change every year-- this year, their theme is "Gift of Imagination." The 2014 triangles have been cut so they "appear to be endless mirrored reflections of each other.”

 

[liblue1]

In Gulliver's Travels Jonathan Swift described the two moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, giving their exact size and speeds of rotation. He did this more than one hundred years before either moon was discovered.

 

[Debra_oh]

Organizers will throw an actual ton of confetti -- by hand -- onto Times Square after the Ball's descent. A few days before, they throw test confetti off various buildings to make sure it won't scratch somebody's eye. During showtime, handwritten wishes from tourists are mixed into the confetti shower.

 

[liblue1]

Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!

 

[Reddhott]

You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his way of eating jelly beans.
Ronald Reagan

 

[liblue1]

The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.

 

[Reddhott]

 

[liblue1]

If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way. ~ Buddha

 

[Debra_oh]

For the last few days, volunteers have been pedaling on stationary bikes in Times Square to generate electricity that will power the Ball drop this year.

 

[liblue1]

The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from public libraries.

 

[Reddhott]

This painting is from Tanzania. It is estimated to be up to 29,000 years old. It is located in Itolo and depicts several disc shaped objects. Images like these have often appeared in the long forgotten caves of Tanzania.

 

[liblue1]

The number one selling CD in history is the third Beatles anthology. It recently beat out the Eagles' "Their Greatest Hits."