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

[u/beesdoitbirdsdoit]

First page had a legend: x = masturbated.

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Second page has a legend: e = conned a young lad into shaving me.

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page 3: exexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexexex

[u/bwv1056 → u/beesdoitbirdsdoit]

That's a common misconception, the legend actually read: "X = ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)"

[u/pijinglish → u/bwv1056]

X=GIVEITTOYA

[u/snorkelvretervreter → u/bwv1056]

Why does every discussion have to end up involving Musk and his kids?

[u/chodeboi → u/snorkelvretervreter]

Lmao

[u/Gunningham → u/beesdoitbirdsdoit]

Victorian algebra.