Braces go all the way back to ancient Egypt. In fact, archaeologists have found several mummies with crude metal bands wrapped around their teeth.
The U.S. spends US$500 million annually on military marching bands. That’s more than Ethiopia’s total military expenditure in 2015.
The top 1% of bands and solo artists earn 77% of all revenue from recorded music, a 2014 report found.
Fidel Castro banned The Beatles and other bands in Cuba in 1964. He changed his mind two years later.