Whether you’re back to work, school or still on vacation, you’re most probably still on a holiday hangover, literally and figuratively. And while you’re still at it, that is, feeling the holiday spirit, in one way or the other, here are some fun and interesting facts about New Year that are most likely still unknown to you until now.
- 40% of 18-25 year olds say they’ve passed out before midnight on a New Year’s Eve.
- 1 in 8 number of 18-25 year olds say they’ve broken up with someone on New Year’s Eve.
- 59.5% of single adults say they’d rather have a kiss on New Year’s Eve than a new laptop computer.
- If the first person to visit you on New Year’s Eve was a tall and dark-haired man, this was especially lucky.
- On New Year’s Eve, about 75% of American parties are with 20 people or less.
- $3,200: The cost per person to get a direct view of the ball drop at the Marriott Marquis’ “The Ultimate New Year’s Eve Times Square Party.”
- 127 decibels is the sound of a vuvuzela (plastic horn about 65 centimeters or 2 feet long which produces a loud, monotone note), fireworks top out at 150 decibels: You can expect both in Times Square on New Year’s Eve.
- 45 degrees is the angle at which you should hold a Champagne bottle before popping on Christmas or New Year’s Day; 50 mph is the top speed of a cork leaving a Champagne bottle.
- Celebrating New Year on January 1 is purely arbitrary, as neither it has agricultural nor astronomical significance. Many countries still celebrate it in spring, the season of rebirth of new crops.
- New Year is still observed as the Feast of Christ’s Circumcision by some denominations.
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