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PRINT20 Wackiest Objects Dropped on New Year’s Eve
Each year at the stroke of midnight, New York City drops its famous ball in Times Square to ring in the New Year. Other cities such as Chicago and Fort Lauderdale have followed suit with their own ball drops. But other cities decided to get a little more creative and come up with their own versions of this grand tradition. Check out this list of New Year’s Eve’s most unique “drops!”
- Bologna (Lebanon, PA)
- Big Cheese (Plymouth, WI)
- Pickle (Mount Olive, NC)
- Opossum (Tallapoosa, GA)
- Gumbo Pot (New Orleans, LA)
- Steamroller (Steelton, PA)
- Giant Peep (Bethlehem, PA)
- Walleye Fish (Port Clinton, OH)
- Wrench (Mechanicsburg, PA)
- Sardine (Eastport, ME)
- Cigar (Richland, PA)
- Frog (Frogtown, PA)
- Wooden Duck (Havre de Grace, MD)
- Acorn (Raleigh, NC)
- Giant Crab (Easton, MD)
- Indy Car (Carlisle, PA)
- Pear (Fredericksburg, VA)
- Hog (Fayetteville, AR)
- Conch Shell (Key West, FL)
- Olive (Bartlesville, OK)
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February 12th - February 15th
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Light snow, then fair skies.
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Flurries, especially Great Lakes.
- Southeast U.S.
Wet weather, then fair skies, milder.
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Scattered snow showers, very cold.
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