We hope you all have a very wonderful and safe New Year's Eve! Here are some interesting facts about the New York ball drop!

• Stats of the first New York ball: 700 pounds; 5 feet in diameter. The ball was made from wood and iron.

• The modern ball that is dropped is made from Waterford Crystal and weights over 1,000 pounds.
• There are over 9,000 LED lights, but uses hardly any energy.
• The ball begins to drop at 11:59 and completes the journey exactly at midnight to ring in the New Year.

• The ball was not lowered in 1942 and 1943 due to wartime restrictions.

• On New Year's Eve, about 75% of American Parties are with 20 people or less