Drop some knowledge about the New Year's Eve ball with these 7 facts

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Max Knoblauch
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Drop some knowledge about the New Year's Eve ball with these 7 facts
Credit: Kathy Willens

Each year on December 31, more than one billion people around the world will watch the Waterford crystal ball make its descent upon Times Square in New York, ringing in the start of 2015.

This year, take a minute to learn a bit about the geodesic dome before Ryan Seacrest starts his countdown on New Year's Rockin' Eve. What better way to ring in a new year than with some knowledge?

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