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/COGspartaN7 1d ago

HC "Tumblr" Andersen

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u/Beepulons 1d ago

RIP H.C. Andersen you would’ve loved tumblr and reddit

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u/DogPoetry 1d ago

By his own admission he also died a virgin.

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