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"      New Year&amp;#039;s Eve is one of the few holidays that brings on massive celebrations all over the world. Perhaps the city with the most-talked-about tradition is New York City with the ever-popular ball drop in Times Square. Although many tune into the TV specials (or head to Manhattan, NY to see it live), there&amp;#039;s probably a lot you didn&amp;#039;t know about the spectacle. Find out some outrageous stats below, and watch the video above for more. RELATED: 10 Better-for-You New Year&amp;#039;s Resolutions 1 Million: The amount of people will gather in Time Square to see the ball drop 1 Billion: The amount of people who watch it happen on TV 2,000: The pounds of confetti expected to surround the crowd in Times Square RELATED: 10 Good Luck Foods for the New Year 11,000: How many pounds the 2015 New Year&amp;#039;s Ball weighs 49 million: The amount of bubbles in a standard Champagne bottle "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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