Shakira has been making music for more than 23 years, can play the guitar, drums, percussion, and harmonica, speaks 7 different languages, is the founder of a charity called Pies Descalzos, and is a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF.
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Britney Spears’ music is used by the British Navy to scare off Somali pirates.
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In 2010, police in Belfast, Northern Ireland, used ice cream van music to calm angry teen rioters - and it worked!
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In Montreal, there's a bus stop with swings that play musical notes when you swing on them.
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The drummer for the rock group Def Leppard only has one arm.
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According to the Outlawz, after Tupac was cremated, his ashes were mixed with marijuana and smoked by the members of the rapper's former group.
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Keith Richards heard the riff to "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" in a dream. He woke up, played the riff on a tape recorder and mumbled "I can't get no satisfaction" and went back to sleep.
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There’s a Swedish power metal band called “Sabaton” who teach history through their music, including an album devoted to teaching about World War Two.
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