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Did you know? In 2012, a NASA astronaut sang Happy Birthday to the rover Curiosity while it was on Mars, making it the first song ever performed on another planet. elaborate

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3 facts about Happy Birthday song

  1. 1
    In 2012, a NASA astronaut sang Happy Birthday to the rover Curiosity while it was on Mars, making it the first song ever performed on another planet.
  2. 2
    The melody for the song was originally composed in 1893 by two sisters, Mildred and Patty Hill, as a simple classroom greeting called Good Morning to All, which they sang to their kindergarten students every day.
  3. 3
    Many assume the classic 'Happy Birthday' song is free for anyone to use, but it was under copyright protection for decades until 2016, when a court ruled it belonged in the public domain and could finally be sung publicly without paying hefty licensing fees.
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