14 Now-You-Know Music Facts To Keep Your Brain Humming
![14 Now-You-Know Music Facts To Keep Your Brain Humming](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/0/7/786007_320x180.jpg)
Sometimes our brains need a little tune up. And sometimes? They just need a tune. There's plenty of stuff to learn in this world, but we figured we'd start things off with a high note.
While we love facts, trivia, knowledge and tid bits from all areas, music facts really ring our bell. How come? Music is a human universal that seems to have entranced homo sapiens throughout our existence. That and it can totally soothe even a savage beast (theoretically).
So strap in for some fascinating facts about music.
For example, did you know the British navy used Britney spears songs to scare of Somali pirates? We had NO idea about which famous franchise Nicki Minaj worked at before she was famous.
Just because you listen to a lot of music doesn't mean you know much about it. Here are some fun music facts to bring up the next time your favorite pop star is on the radio.
![The British navy used Britney Spears' songs to scare off Somali pirates The navy chose Spears' hit songs Oops! ...I Did It Again and ...Baby One More Time to ward off the pirates because of the pirates' dislike of western culture. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/7/785967.jpg)
Source: The Guardian
![Ed Sheeran's childhood friend was financially struggling so he wrote Thinking Out Loud with her The song has since been streamed almost 2 billion times on Spotify and has gone triple platinum in the UK. She never has to worry about money again. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/8/3/785983.jpg)
Source: NME
![Nicki Minaj worked at multiple Red Lobsters before she was famous She was fired from multiple locations. She once followed a customer who hadn't tipped and taken her pen out to their car. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/0/3/786003.jpg)
Source: MTV
![Busta Rhymes shattered a windshield when he first heard Eminem PARENTAL ADVISORY EXPLICIT CONTENT Busta Rhymes was on a tour bus when he first listened the Slim Shady LP and was so moved that he smashed his head against the bus' windshield. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/6/785966.jpg)
Source: Rolling Stone
![Spice Girls' Wannabe is the catchiest pop song A year-long study done in 2014 showed that people recognized the song in an average of 2.3 seconds, compared to 5 seconds for other hit songs. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/3/785963.jpg)
Source: BBC
![Paul McCartney once let a stranger who claimed to be Jesus Christ into his house McCartney thought, Well, it probably isn't. But if he is, I'm not going to be the one to turn him away. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/6/0/785960.jpg)
Source: Rolling Stone
![Taylor Swift grew up on Christmas tree farm She spent some of childhood on Pine Ridge Farm in Pennsylvania, which she honors in her Christmas single aptly called Christmas Tree Farm. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/8/8/785988.jpg)
Source: Vogue
![J. Cole was a first-chair violinist in high school. From 5th to 12th grade, the emcee played violin, earning the top spot at Terry Sanford High School. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/5/9/785959.jpg)
Source: Capital Xtra
![Drake got his high school diploma at 25-years-old. He had dropped out of high school to play a high schooler in Degrassi. He returned to school in 2012, after he was already -nominated. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/5/8/785958.jpg)
Source: Washington Times
![In 2016, Mozart outsold Beyonce, Adele, and Drake in CDs Universal released a 200-disc box set for the 225th anniversary of Mozart's death, meaning that each purchase counted for 200 disc sales. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/5/7/785957.jpg)
Source: NPR
![Terrible weather hit the UK, New Zealand, and Romania when Umbrella topped their charts This became known as the Rihanna curse. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/5/6/785956.jpg)
Source: Paper Magazine
![The Church of England co-owns Beyonce's Single Ladies The church has invested in Hipgnosis, a company that owns the rights to thousands of songs. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/5/5/785955.jpg)
Source: BBC
![Stevie Nicks wrote Landslide when she was 27. The song is about growing older, even though the songwriter wasn't even 30. Nicks explains, You can feel really old at 27. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/5/4/785954.jpg)
Source: Rolling Stone
![New Order is the remaining band members of Joy Division, created after the lead singer died by suicide. Joy Division (best known for Love Will Tear Us Apart) members regrouped under a new name, retiring Joy Division songs, after their loss. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/9/5/3/785953.jpg)
Source: Radio X