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“New Year’s Eve Around the World: 20 Fascinating Facts About December 31st”

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New Zealand is among the first countries to celebrate New Year’s Eve due to its time zone. In Spain, people eat 12 grapes at midnight for good luck. It's like  If you can finish all 12 grapes within the first minute, you'll have a lucky new year. Sydney, Australia, hosts one of the world’s largest New Year’s Eve fireworks displays. In Japan, Buddhist temples ring their bells 108 times on New Year’s Eve. Brazil’s beaches turn into celebrations with millions dressed in white for peace. Scotland’s Hogmanay festival involves fire ceremonies and a torch-lit procession. In Italy, wearing red underwear on December 31st is believed to bring love and luck. The famous New Year’s Eve ball drop in New York’s Times Square started in 1907. Denmark celebrates by smashing plates on friends’ doorsteps for good fortune. In the Philippines, people wear polka dots for prosperity. South Koreans gather at the Bosingak Belfry in Seoul for a ceremonial bell-ringing. The ancient Romans celebrated Decem...
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Amazing Facts about Switzerland

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1) The divorce rate in Switzerland is around 43%, and people also marry late - men at the age of 31.8 and women at age 29.5 2) Switzerland is one of the two countries in the world which has a square flag. The second is Vatican City. 3) The first waterproof watch was invented by Rolex in 1927 in Switzerland. 5) Switzerland is also the only country in the world to have built an airplane that is powered by solar energy. It has traveled 40,000 kilometers without a single drop of fuel. 6) The world's first instant coffee was invented in 1938 in Switzerland. 7) The highest railway station in Europe, Jungfraujoch railway station is in Switzerland. It is built at an altitude of 11,332 feet above sea level. 8) Nearly half of Switzerland's population owns guns. 9) The world's smallest toolbox - the Swiss Army Knife - was invented by Karl Elsner. 10) Charlie Chaplin spent the last 25 years of his life in Switzerland. 11) More films produced by India are shot in Switzerland than in any...
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