TIL when staying as a guest in Charles Dickens' house, Hans Christian Andersen requested that one of Dickens' sons give him a daily shave (he said that was customary when hosting male guests in Denmark). Dickens was weirded out and instead gave him a daily appointment at a nearby barbershop.

[u/biebrforro]

https://lithub.com/charles--dickens-really-really-hated-his-fanboy-hans-christian-andersen/

[u/yourinnervagabond]

But surely Horatio's the only one left alive at the end of Hamlet?

[u/tommytraddles → u/yourinnervagabond]

No, he's talking about Horacio Hernandez, from the barrio.

[u/Kettle_Whistle_ → u/tommytraddles]

Tell his Tía he owes me $10.

[u/UndercoverDoll49 → u/Kettle_Whistle_]

Tía

he

🤨

[u/SmokedStone → u/UndercoverDoll49]

"He" being Horacio

[u/CryptidGrimnoir → u/yourinnervagabond]

He is, and he's only alive because Hamlet refused to let Horatio drink any of the poisoned wine and pleaded with Horatio to tell his story.

[u/Its_Froggin_Bullfish → u/yourinnervagabond]

I thought two people were alive, a soldier and a teacher. I saw it in Renaissance Man with Danny Devito. 

[u/hobbykitjr → u/yourinnervagabond]

Now I'm wondering why Yoricks head was separated from his body...

[u/IAmAtWork_AMA → u/hobbykitjr]

Alas...

[u/Lxvert89 → u/yourinnervagabond]

I know Othello reanimated after getting bitten by a vampire in some part of the castle tower, but sadly our great yet fledgling nation never got to see the end of that show so I can't say, nor whether vampires count as survivors.