WONDERFUL THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT MUSIC
Added on: 10th Sep 2016
THE SONG JINGLE BELLS WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN
FOR THANKSGIVING
THE TYPE OF MUSIC YOU LISTEN TO AFFECTS HOW
YOU PERCEIVE THE WORLD (HAPPY, SAD, ETC)
AN AUSTRALIAN STUDY FOUND THAT ROCK STARS
REALLY DO DIE YOUNG. IN FACT, THEY USUALLY
DIE 25 YEARS YOUNGER THAN THE AVERAGE PERSON
THE ORIGINAL LYRICS TO THE HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONG
WEREN'T "HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU" BUT RATHER
"GOOD MORNING TO YOU"
IN 1989 THE US MILITARY BLASTED AC/DC AT GENERAL
NORIEGA'S COMPOUND IN PANAMA FOR 2 DAYS
UNTIL HE SURRENDERED.
FOR EVERY $1,000 OF MUSIC THAT IS SOLD,
THE MUSICIAN MAKES $23.40 ON AVERAGE
COWS PRODUCE MORE MILK WHEN LISTENING
TO RELAXING MUSIC
THE "MERE EXPOSURE EFFECT" SAYS THAT WE
PREFER SONGS THAT WE HAVE ALREADY HEARD
BEFORE. IN OTHER WORDS, YOU DON'T TEND
TO LIKE MUSIC JUST BECAUSE IT'S GOOD, BUT
BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN EXPOSED TO IT. TOO
MUCH EXPOSURE, HOWEVER, AND YOU'RE SOON
TO HATE IT (THINK CHRISTMAS SONGS)
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