Sunday's Super Bowl matchup between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers has a lot more going on than just football and music. All manner of unusual things occur this week, but myths also abound. Here's a look at how the Super Bowl had an impact in TV and beyond, including:
National anthem performers
Let's start with the national anthem. The singer who has the honor of singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Super Bowl has one of the biggest musical stages each year.
Powerhouse vocalist Christina Aguilera is doing the honors this year, but here are some of the best Super Bowl national anthem performances:
Halftime performances
2010: The Who
2009: Rolling Stones
2008: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
2007: Prince
2006: Bruce Springsteen
2005: Paul McCartney
2004: Janet Jackson & Justin Timberlake (in "Nipplegate")
A special TV show & Super Bowl movies
Myths & truths about the day
With Super Bowl revelry comes more drinking, and police in some cities increase DUI patrols and launch public-awareness campaigns to warn people not to drink and drive. Here are other possible trends during Super Bowl weekend:
Heart attacks: People get so worked up about their teams that they may have heart attacks.
Myth or fact?
Myth or fact?
Domestic violence: It has long been said that spousal abuse increases around the Super Bowl.
Myth or fact?
Myth or fact?
Pittsburgh and Green Bay
Statistics from the U.S. Census about the towns of the competing teams show that the cities aren't very different:
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