I chime twelve times without uttering a single word, announcing to the whole world that the old year has died and the new one has been born. What am I?
A clock tower bell at midnight
Clock towers strike twelve times at midnight on New Year's Eve to signal the exact transition from the old year to the new year without speaking.
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