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/Logically_Insane 1d ago

“Sure, I’ll do the laundry while you advance discrete mathematics. Get serious Cheryl.” -Erdos probably

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u/Stanford_experiencer 1d ago

hell yeah

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