In Other Words
The Spanish traditionally eat 12 grapes at midnight on New Year's Eve to secure 12 happy months in the coming year.
Of Note
The brown thrasher has the largest song repertoire of all North American birds.
Point of Origin
Noisemaking and fireworks on New Year's Eve is believed to have originated in ancient times, when noise and fire were thought to dispel evil spirits and bring good luck.
Quotable
by Jon Bon Jovi
"Don't get too comfortable with who you are at any given time ---- you may miss the opportunity to become who you want to be."
Famous Firsts
Bandleader Guy Lombardo popularized "Auld Lang Syne," an olld Scottish song, as a New Year's tradition when he first played it at midnight at a New Year's Eve party at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City in 1929.
Still on the Books
In North Carolina, elephants may not be used to plow cotton fields.
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