Ariana Grande was the first person in history to have the lead single from each of her first three albums debut in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100.
TRUE
Freddie Mercury was born in England
FALSE! He was born in Tanzania
Music was sent down a telephone line for the first time in 1876, the year the phone was invented.
TRUE
The guitar is the world’s best-selling music instrument.
FALSE! It's the Harmonica!
Elton John's real name is Eldrige John Smith
FALSE! His real name is Reginald Kenneth Dwight
Ludwig van Beethoven was deaf
TRUE!
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Long-haired Men was founded by David Bowie
TRUE
There is an album released in 2015 that was recorded in space
TRUE! In 2015, a Canadian astronaut named Chris Hadfield released his first album, which was entirely recorded while he was in orbit.
Cows produce more milk when listening to slow music
TRUE! A 2001 study by two psychologists at the University of Leicester suggested that cows who listened to slow, soothing songs like "Everybody Hurts" by R.E.M.
In 2011, the "Lady Blunt" Stradivarius violin was sold for a world record $5 million
FALSE! It was sold for a $15,9 million
A 35,000-year-old vulture bone flute that was discovered in a cave is most likely the world’s oldest instrument. The pieces were found back in 2008 at a stone age cave in the southern part of China.
FALSE! It was found in Germany
Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit is the most-streamed song from the 20th century
FALSE! It's Bohemian Rhapsody
Rihanna's "Umbrella" was supposed to be a Britney Spears song
TRUE! (Well, according to BuzzFeed...)
Lady Gaga's "Telephone" was originally written for Beyoncé
FALSE! It was written for Britney Spears
Paul McCartney woke up one morning with the tune to “Yesterday” in his head but not the lyrics. The placeholder words he worked with: “Scrambled eggs … oh, my baby, how I love your legs …”
TRUE!
Justin Bieber's "Baby" is the most disliked video on YouTube
FALSE! It was until 2011, but not anymore
