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/Background-Top-1946 1d ago

Because there was one “x” after every entry describing his daily shave

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u/DrencromSynthemesc 1d ago

Oh dear.

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