Five Things You Need To Know: For 9-24-20

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Five Things You Need To Know For Thursday, September 24th, 2020:

1. This year's Time Square ball drop will be virtual and streamed online.

2. Kevin Kennard recently found a 9-carat diamond in Arkansas.  No word on how much it's worth but I bet it's a lot! 

3. On this date in 1968, 60 Minutes premiered.

4&5. (Fun  Facts):  About 27.7 million tons of dust blows from the Sahara Desert across the Atlantic Ocean to the Amazon rainforest every year.

There are size "A" and "B" batteries, they're just rarely used in anything.  They're still occasionally used overseas for things like bicycle lamps, though.