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Fun Facts about New Year’s Eve:

• The first New Year’s was celebrated back in the Roman Empire some 4,000 years ago
• The top American resolutions are 
  1. Lose weight
  2. Get organized
  3. Spend less & save more
  4. Stay fit & healthy
  5. Quit smoking 
• 25% of resolutions are given up by the second week of January 
• The Times Square New Years Eve ball weighs 11,875 pounds and is covered in 2,688 crystals and is lit by 32,000 LED lights
• American drinks close to 360 million bottles of champagne during the New Years celebration 

 Fun facts about Champagne:

• The bubbles in a champagne bottle come from a second fermentation process that creates carbon dioxide 
• The loud pop when a bottle is opened is due to the immense pressure inside the small bottle, all those bubbles! 
• Every day at 11am Winston Churchill was served Champagne
• According to research champagne can help prevent memory loss associated with aging . . .  cheers to that! 

This New Year’s Eve may look a little different, but you can still celebrate (socially distanced of course) with a bottle of champagne! 

Pop the cork, start the count down, and ring in the New Year!