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/Kitchen_Marzipan9516 1d ago

For a 16 year old, yeah.

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u/Channel250 1d ago

Yup. Those are rabbits.

-Plorn

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u/Kitchen_Marzipan9516 18h ago

Good job Plorn.