Think you know everything there is to know about music? Prepare to be blown away as we take a look at some of the most interesting, unbelievable facts about musicians and the music industry!
1. Music can help plants grow faster.
2. Listening to music can reduce anxiety.
3. The oldest known instrument, a flute made of bird ones, is tens of thousands of years old.
4.The shortest song in the world is only 1.316 seconds long, “You Suffer” by Napalm Death.on. Which begs the question: Britney Spears, an artist with a sense of smell for hits or a musical trash can?
5. According to an urban legend, playing music while milking a cow might help the cow produce more milk.
6. Babies can hear music while in the womb and can react to the music they hear.
7. There is a band called Vegetable Orchestra, and they play instruments made from carrots and zucchini.
8.The most expensive instrument ever sold was a Stradivarius violin, bringing in nearly $16 million.
9. Music therapy can help heal brain injuries
10. “Happy Birthday” is the most recognizable song in English speaking countries.
11. Students who take music classes tend to score higher on tests than children who don’t.
12. You can celebrate International Strange Music Day every year on August 24.
13. Your heart rate can sync to the beat of the music you’re listening to.
14. The greatest number of people to play the same piano at the same time is 23
15. It takes 70 pieces of wood to make a standard violin.
INTERESTING Music History
Music history is full of bizarre coincidences, shocking artist habits, and surprising science, such as termites eating wood faster when exposed to heavy metal, or the fact that the harmonica is the world's best-selling instrument.
Key trivia includes the Beatles not reading music, Elvis being a natural blonde, and Queen's Brian May using old curly telephone cords for his guitar.
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