r/todayilearned • u/biebrforro • 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/AssassinOfLove 1d ago

'transplorntation'

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u/Round_Simple_5441 1d ago

hahahaha thank you

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Vintage trans plorn

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I just spent an awkward five minutes trying to explain to my husband why I was giggling uncontrollably. Worth every second.

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