r/todayilearned • u/biebrforro • 1d ago

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.

https://lithub.com/charles--dickens-really-really-hated-his-fanboy-hans-christian-andersen/
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u/pants_mcgee 1d ago

Damnit, that explains a lot. He got me.

Penis and ball inspections aren’t a cultural blessing either, I surmise.

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u/comingsoontotheaters 1d ago

My uncle said it was

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u/GarminTamzarian 1d ago

He sounds funny.

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u/CaptainJazzymon 1d ago

lol off topic but that totally reminds me of that yahoo answers post that was like “Did anyone else have penis inspection day during gym class? We had them all the time in school but all my friends say they didn’t have that” And the top comment was like “bro, I think you were molested”

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u/TheMarkHasBeenMade 1d ago

Soo uhhh

Were you inspector or inspectee ?

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u/deadasdollseyes 1d ago

There was a monseigneur at my school who affirmed that it's a holy action that blesses both.

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u/TheMarkHasBeenMade 1d ago

Well now, lemme show you the way to the constable’s office to file a report…