Things You Didn't Know About New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve traditions are absolute insanity, and nobody knows why we do them, or why the baby's wearing a top hat. What's the real story of New Year's Eve?
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Nine Historical Events That Happened On New Years Eve
Often, the new year isn't revolutionary, but sometimes, it's rung in with tremendous change. These are nine historical events that happened on New Years Eve.
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What It Was Like To Celebrate New Year's Eve 100 Years Ago
New Year's Eve is full of traditions that people from centuries ago followed, with some still followed today. Here are traditions from the 1920s.
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The Real Reason ABBA Is Releasing A New Album After 40 Years
Now, 40 years after the release of their last album, ABBA has decided to release new music together, according to a press release from the band.
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What Living In New York City 100 Years Ago Was Really Like
A century ago, New York City was, like now, a buzzing mass of extremes and contradictions. Here is what living in New York City 100 years ago was really like.
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Why New Year's Eve In Times Square Is A Bathroom Nightmare
New Year's Eve in Times Square attracts about 1 million people every year, but the event is a bathroom nightmare. Here are the many reasons why.
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The Real Reason Radiohead Hasn't Released A New Album In 4 Years
Radiohead hasn't released a new album since 2016's A Moon Shaped Pool, so of course fans eagerly await the next one. And they might be waiting a while.
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Why Jimmy Page Hasn't Released New Music In Over 20 Years
Fans of Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page have been waiting for him to release new music for years. Since Zeppelin broke up, Page was able to get some projects going.
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The Swedish New Year's Year Walk Tradition Explained
New Year's traditions in Sweden involve reconnecting to nature and listening for messages. A "Year Walk" reveals what the year holds for you.
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Who Was Adolph Ochs, The Man Behind The New Year's Eve Ball?
Every New Year's Eve, an estimated one million people brave cold temperatures to witness the iconic ball drop in Times Square. But how did the ball get there?
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Why These Foods Bring People Luck On New Year's Eve
For millennia, humans have been welcoming the New Year with a mix of ceremony and superstition. Here are some foods that bring people luck on New Year's Eve.
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History Of Lunar New Year Explained
While in the West and in much of the world we go by the Gregorian calendar to mark the new year, the history of Lunar New Year goes back to ancient Asia.
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The Real Reason We Drop A Ball On New Year's Eve
On New Year's Eve, people crowd around in New York City's Time Square to watch the ball drop, signaling the end of one year and the beginning of the next.
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The Real Reason Guns N' Roses Hasn't Released A New Album In 11 Years
In 1987, Guns N' Roses released their first album, Appetite for Destruction, to a thunderous response. They went on to become one of the biggest names in rock. So where have they been the last 11 years?
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The Real Reason We Make New Year's Resolutions
It'll be here before you know it: another New Year's Eve and with it, perhaps, resolutions. Why do we try to improve ourselves with the advent of a new year?
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How Do They Celebrate New Year's In Japan?
Japan celebrates New Year's Eve and Day according to the Western calendar. But unlike the West, New Year's in Japan isn't a time for uproarious partying.
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The Only Times The Times Square New Year's Eve Ball Drop Was Cancelled
The Times Square New Year's Eve ball drop has happened almost every year since the first one in 1907. Here are the only times that the event was cancelled.
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Why Red Hot Chili Peppers Hasn't Released A New Album In 4 Years
The Red Hot Chili Peppers have not released an album since 2016, and fans have spent the whole time wondering about it.
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Judy Tenuta's Amazing New Year's Times Square Stunt Formally Launched Comedy Central
There a time when TV channels were limited, when the internet as a entertainment medium was a distant dream, before the launch of Comedy Central.
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Amazing Astronomical Events Happening In The Next 200 Years
Often fascinating and sometimes spectacular, there are some rare treats in store for skywatchers over the next two centuries.
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The Real Reason We Make So Much Noise At Midnight On New Year's Eve
Different cultures have different customs for welcoming a New Year. Maybe it involves special foods, or songs. Many, it seems, like to use noise. Why?
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Museum Mousetrap Exhibit Proves Deadly 155 Years Later
Humanity is dedicated to making things better, faster, more efficient. Sometimes, the original article really is quite effective, hundreds of years later.
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What Airline Travel Was Like 50 Years Ago
Between the lines and the pitiful leg room, air travel can be a nightmare -- but it wasn't always this way. This is what airline travel was like 50 years ago.
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What It Was Really Like On New Year's, 1000 AD
The beginning of a new year has always been cause for celebration, introspection, and superstition, but as we saw in 1999 when Y2K was a thing, it's also a time for fear, uncertainty, and doubt. It wasn't so different 1,000 years ago. Here's what it was really like on New Year's, 1000 AD.
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What Hygiene In America Was Like 100 Years Ago
Americans take their hygiene very seriously these days, but it wasn't always like that. This is what hygiene in America was like 100 years ago.
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The New Photo Of Ozzy Osbourne That Has Everyone Worried
A March 2024 photo of Black Sabbath's Ozzy Osbourne has everyone worried about the rocker. Here's what it looks like and how his health has been.
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What The American Road Trip Was Like 100 Years Ago
For the road trippers of the 1920s, their journeys were not about convenience but untamed adventure. Here's what the American road trip was like 100 years ago.
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The Story Of Gran Colombia, The Super Country That Collapsed In Just 12 Years
It is said that powerful empires last about 250 years, but the story of Gran Colombia certainly shatters that stereotype. Let's take a look.
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Strange Christmas Traditions That Were Considered Normal 100 Years Ago
While modern Christmas traditions are nearly universal thanks to pop culture, they used to be very different. If you look back at the 19th and early 20th centuries, you'll see unexpected holiday celebrations. Here are some strange Christmas traditions that were considered normal 100 years ago.
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Parts Of Our World That Will Be Gone In 100 Years
There are definitely more than a handful of places in this world that won't be around in our grandkids' lifetime.
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