Learn all about interesting and mind-boggling facts surrounding the world of music! Read about your favorite pop star’s hidden talent, or how colors connect to frequency! The more you know, the better. Music Edition!

Elvis Presley was a…Blonde?

If asked around, most people will describe Elvis Presley, as tall, dark, and handsome. And although two of three are correct, one remains questionable. Elvis’ natural hair color is actually blonde, the opposite from his typical black hair. He began his hair transition at age 15.

Music Can Help Plants Grow Faster

You heard that right! Music can stimulate growth within plants through sound vibrations that speed up their metabolism. Yale researchers found that after 12 weeks of playing songs every day for two to three hours, mung bean seed crops yield increased 131.5% and 159.4%. Meaning, with the music, the plants responded and  grew at faster rates. 

Guitar Picks Made from Turtle Shells and Porcupine

Back in the olden days, when natural resources were all one had, our ancestors had to get creative. Because music has always been relevant, and of course will continue to be, ancient guitar picks were made from the quills of porcupines and cut up turtle shells! The feathered quills were flexible, yet durable, making the strumming of the strings easier to produce sound. Today, using a turtle’s shell for the benefit of one’s own is illegal and inherently immoral. But back then, people would take the shell to a boil, let it get soft, then flatten it until it’s guitar-ready.

Can Any Sound be Music?

Composer John Cage wanted to prove the theory that literally any sound can be classified as music, even if it’s no sound at all! In 1952, he released a song called 4’33, letting his audience sit in silence for exactly 4 minutes and 33 seconds. He wanted to show that even silence itself can be a music of its own.