1.You can hear a blue whale’s heartbeat from over two miles away.
2. Beyoncé has won more Grammy Awards than any other artist in history.
- The Beatles’ first #1 hit in the U.S. was ‘Hey Jude.’
- Bob Dylan was the first artist to perform at Woodstock in 1969.
- The first-ever rap song to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 was ‘Ice Ice Baby’ by Vanilla Ice.
- U2’s The Joshua Tree won the Grammy for Album of the Year.
- There was once a war fought over a bucket.
- A bolt of lightning is hotter than the surface of the Sun.
- Nirvana’s Nevermind album was the first alternative rock album to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart.
- Led Zeppelin’s ‘Stairway to Heaven’ was never released as a commercial single.
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- True – Their massive hearts can be heard from great distances underwater.
- True – As of 2023, she holds the record for most Grammy wins by any artist.
- False – It was ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ in 1964.
- False – He didn’t even perform; Richie Havens opened the festival.
- True – It was the first rap song to reach the top spot in 1990.
- True – It won in 1988 and is considered one of the greatest rock albums of all time.
- True – The War of the Oaken Bucket occurred in 1325 between the Italian cities of Modena and Bologna over a stolen bucket.
- True – A lightning bolt can reach temperatures of up to 50,000°F, about five times hotter than the Sun’s surface.
- False – It reached #1, but after several weeks. R.E.M.’s Out of Time was the first alternative rock album to debut at #1.
- True – It was only available on the album Led Zeppelin IV, yet became one of the most played rock songs ever.
