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TIL Jim Morrison , on LSD, was listening for the first time to “Joy to the World” - better known as “Jeremiah was a Bullfrog” - when he saw a monkey run into the room, start dancing, and juggling Christmas ornaments. It was not an hallucination.

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nWGpb TIL that when F1 driver Pedro Rodriguez won the 1967 South African Grand Prix, becoming the first ever Mexican driver to win an F1 race, the organizers didn't have the Mexican anthem, and instead played the Mexican hat dance. After that, Rodriguez always traveled with a record of the anthem with him
VMG4 TIL Playboy founder Hugh Hefner is the cousin of former U.S. president George W. Bush.
xVnYw TIL Girl Guides were used for espionage in the first world war. Boy Scouts were also used at the start, but they were too talkative and boisterous.
VaKp TIL that, during the 1994 San Marino GP, Austrian driver Roland Ratzenberger lost his life after a crash. On the very next day, world champion Ayrton Senna died on the same track. Among the wreckage of Senna’s car was an Austrian flag which he intended to raise after the race to honor Ratzenberger.
d8Ebr TIL Dr. Phil and his staff have been accused of giving drugs and alcohol to addicts before appearing on his show in efforts to boost ratings.