Facts about Listening to Music

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441. Listening to music while working out measurably improves physical performance.

442. Flowers grow faster when they listen to music.

443. The type of music you listen to affects the way you see the world and your personality. For example, fans of classical music have high self-esteem, are creative, introvert and at ease, while chart pop fans have high self-esteem, are hardworking, outgoing and gentle, but are not creative and not at ease.

444. Loud music can make a person drink more in less time

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445. Listening to sad music doesn't actually make you feel sad but nostalgic. A study showed that sad music provokes positive emotions such as nostalgia (being the emotion sticking out the most), peacefulness, tenderness, transcendence, and wonder. 

446. You are more likely to keep mishearing lyrics if you find them amusing

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447. Listening to music is one of the few activities that stimulate the entire brain

448. You are probably familiar to getting goosebumps when you listen to your favourite music. It turns out that those chills don't depend on the type of music, but how much you're into it. The chills are caused by the brain releasing dopamine while anticipating the peak moment of a song.

 The chills are caused by the brain releasing dopamine while anticipating the peak moment of a song

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449. After hearing a short piece of happy music, participants of a study were more likely to interpret a neutral expression as happy, and sad music made them interpret a neutral face as sad, showing happy and sad music affect the way we see neutral facial expressions. 

450. Your heartbeat changes and mimics the music you listen to. 


If you're interested in your character traits according to music, comment your favourite genre below and I'll tell you what the study says about you! 

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