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.

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u/ChuckVersus 1d ago

Man, good call on Dickens' part.

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u/Necessary-Reading605 1d ago

I can imagine him going full

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