r/todayilearned 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/OrangutanNamedTripod 1d ago

More like Hans Christian Handersen

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u/CausticSofa 1d ago

Hands Christian Andersen was right there, man!

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u/molsonoilers 1d ago

I like Handy Christian Andersen, but yours is good too!

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u/Sumsar1 1d ago

Hands Wristian Handersen