I don't know about this one, but I don't think many scientists believed in faster-than-light particles, at the time it felt to me like only the media did.
I'll never thank my parents enough for making me learn music, even if it was really hard and boring at the beginning, it changed my life and is now the thing I prefer spending my free time doing.
On a less personal aspect, it really is a good way to learn you can do anything if you practice enough