stackyFACTSKing Alfonso XIII of Spain suffered from such extreme amusia that he genuinely couldn't recognize the melody of his own national anthem. He actually had to hire a specific courtier whose sole, exhausting job was to violently nudge him when it was finally time to stand up and look patriotic.
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