The More You Know

• Only Metallica has played in all of the seven continents.
• Before joining Queen, Brian May studied astrophysics. He later completed his doctoral thesis and earned his PhD.
• During a fundraiser for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, someone donated $35,000 so that VH1 Classic would have to play “99 Luftballons” on repeat for an entire hour.
• Before they became (arguably) the biggest pop act of all time, The Beatles had a hard time convincing record labels to sign them. In 1962, they were rejected by Decca Records, whose boss said “guitar groups are on the way out.”