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🧵 Thread — A Musical Curiosity You Probably Didn’t Know (17)
1️⃣ One of the most iconic guitar sounds in history was born from a broken amp.
The distortion in “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” by The Rolling Stones was never meant to be permanent. #curiosity #music #iconic #amp

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A Musical Curiosity You Probably Didn’t Know (11)
One of the rarest vinyl records in the world is “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin” by the Wu-Tang Clan.
Only ONE physical copy exists.

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A Musical Curiosity You Probably Didn’t Know (10)
Some of the most famous “hit” songs were almost never released.
Take “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana — the band initially didn’t think it was single material.

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A Musical Curiosity You Probably Didn’t Know (9)
The world’s most “covered” song isn’t by The Beatles or Elvis.
It’s “Summertime” — composed in 1935 by George Gershwin.

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A Musical Curiosity You Probably Didn’t Know (8)
The human brain can “predict” music before it happens.
When you listen to a melody, your brain is already calculating the next note in real time — milliseconds before it plays.

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A Musical Curiosity You Probably Didn’t Know (7)
The “loudest sound” in music history wasn’t created by instruments — but by a volcano.
In 1883, the eruption of Krakatoa produced a sound so powerful it circled the Earth four times.

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A Musical Curiosity You Probably Didn’t Know (5)
The longest officially released song in history lasts… 13 hours, 23 minutes, and 32 seconds.
It’s called “The Rise and Fall of Bossanova” by PC III.

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A Musical Curiosity You Probably Didn’t Know (6)
Your heartbeat naturally synchronizes with the music you listen to.
It’s a real physiological response — called entrainment — and it happens without you noticing.

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A Musical Curiosity You Probably Didn’t Know (4)
The world’s first “portable music player” wasn’t the Walkman.
It was invented over 100 years earlier — in 1857 — and it was called the Phonautograph.

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A Musical Curiosity You Probably Didn’t Know (3)
Vinyl records don’t actually contain “continuous music.”
What you hear isn’t a smooth line — it’s millions of microscopic wiggles carved into a spiral.