By: Dawson Glogau 1. Your heartbeat changes and mimics the music you listen to. 2. Flowers can grow faster by listening to music 3. The song Jingle Bells was originally written for Thanksgiving 4. In 2015, Astronaut Chris Hadfield released the first album of songs recorded entirely in space. 5. When Benjamin Franklin invented his own harmonica, it became so popular in Europe that Mozart and Beethoven composed music for it. 6. Music can help severely brain-injured patients recall personal memories. 7. 5% of people have a biological disdain for music, called "musical anhedonia." 8. The word "music" comes from the Muses, goddesses of the arts in Greek mythology. 9. Music, painting, poetry, literature and architecture, all used to be part of the modern Olympic Games from 1912 to 1948. 10. There's a "sea organ" built on the coast of Croatia that plays music like an organ when waves crash in and out of it 11. Pianos can have upwards of 12,000 individual parts. 12. 'Ukulele' translates as 'jumping flea', likely after the movement of the player's fingers 13. Playing music regularly will physically alter your brain structure. 14. None of the Beatles could read or write music. 15. Warner Music Group collects approximately $2 million/year in licensing fees for the song "Happy Birthday to You". 16. A single violin is made up of 70 different pieces of wood 17. The London Symphony Orchestra was booked to travel on the Titanic's maiden voyage, but they changed boats at the last minute. 18. The Japanese word 'karaoke' comes from a phrase meaning 'empty orchestra'. 19. The most famous violins in the world are constructed of wood with tiny holes 20. Listening to music while exercising can significantly improve your work-out performance. Comments are closed.
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