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"Why New York celebrates New Year's Eve with a ball drop." Views expressed in this science and technology update are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 31 December 2024, 2255 UTC. Content and Source:  https://www.smithsonianmag.com. Please check link or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://hawaiisciencejournal.blogspot.com).   Tuesday, December 31, 2024 View in Browser The Times Square New Year's Eve Ball is tested the day before New Year's Eve atop the roof of One Times Square in New York, on Dec. 30, 2015.  (Wang Lei/Xinhua Press/Corbis)   Here’s Why New York Celebrates New Year’s Eve by Dropping a Ball New Year’s Eve wasn’t always a riotous party Danny Lewis ADVERTISEMENT FEATURED ARTICLES Seven Scientific Discoveries From 2024 That Could Lead to New Inventions Lucky Foods for the New Year SMITHSONIAN JOURNEYS Travel the World with Smithsonian - Request Your Free Catalog Today! ...

"What happens the thousands of letters sent to Santa?" Views expressed in this science and technology update are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 24 December 2024, 2026 UTC. Content and Source:  https://www.smithsonianmag.com. Please check link or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://hawaiisciencejournal.blogspot.com).   Tuesday, December 24, 2024 View in Browser The mailbox for letters to Santa Claus at the home of the Parsons family in Pennsylvania, on December 10, 2020  (Ben Hasty / MediaNews Group / Reading Eagle via Getty Images)   Kids Send Thousands of Letters to Santa Each Year. Here's What Really Happens to Them The United States Postal Service and volunteers have responded to North Pole holiday correspondence over the past century Alicia Ault; Updated by Kayla Randall ADVERTISEMENT FEATURED ARTICLES Ancient Britons May Have Built Stonehenge to Symbolize Unity Hanukkah Gelt,...