1. Jingle Bells was first song to be performed in the outer space by Astronauts, Walter Schirra and Tom Stafford using harmonica and bell (first musical instruments to be carried in space) on Gemini 6 in December 1965.
2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed over 600 pieces during his lifetime including his first opera written at the age of eleven.
3. The Nokia tune is probably the most popular ringtone inspired from a music composition called Gran Vals composed by a Spanish composer â Francisco Tarrega.
4. The oldest known musical instrument is a set of bone flutes excavated from GeiÃenklösterle Cave in the Swabian Jura of southern Germany.
5. The melody of "Happy birthday to you" is known to be copied from the song "Good morning to All", composed by Patty Smith Hill and Mildred Jane Hill in 1893.
6. The hip hop music was invented by Clive Campbell (Stage name DJ Kool Herc) during a DJ performance event organized on 11th August 1973.
7. Assuming that around 10% of the world's population is left handed, there is very little market for left handed instruments.
8. Phonoliszt Violina is a self-playing machine, built in 1910 by Hupfeld Company, plays musical scores using three violins and a piano.
9. Listening to music whilst working out measurably improves physical performance.
10. You don't like the original version of a song because it's better. You like it because it's the one you heard first.
11. Your favourite song is probably your favourite because you associate it with an emotional event in your life.
12. None of the Beatles could read music.
13. Your heartbeat changes and mimics the music you listen to.
14. Flowers can grow faster by listening to music.
15. Levi's Presley didn't write any of his songs.
16. The type of music you listen to affects the way you see the world.
17. The Beatles used to be called 'Johnny and the moondogs.'
18. Loud music can make a person drink more in less time.
19. A song that gets stuck in your head is called an "Earworm".
20. Revenue from digital music downloads and subscriptions outpaced CD sales in the U.S. for the first time in 2014.
21. Babies remain calm twice as long when listening to a song as they do with listening to speech, according to a study.
22. Researchers at the University of Leicester found that cows produce 3% more milk when they listen to relaxing music.
23. In 2015, Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield announced the release of his first album of songs recorded entirely in the space.
26. Benjamin Franklin invented his own harmonica and it became so famous in Europe that Mozart and Beethoven composed music for it.
27. The Spice Girls "Wannabe" is the catchiest pop song since the 1940s. An average listener just took 2.29 seconds to recognize it making it the easiest song to recognize; according to an online test called "Hooked on Music".
28. There are few activities in life that utilizes the entire brain, and music is one of them.
29. Playing music regularly will physically alter your brain structure.
30. The U.S. music industry generates more than $16 billion, 50% of which is in online music. Globally, the music industry generates more than $40 billion.
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