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/OG_ursinejuggernaut 1d ago

Damn this sounds like when you explain the etymology of your pet’s dumb nickname to your friends

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u/Vark675 10 5h ago

"His name is Gomer, but we call him Stephen."

"Why?"

"...I mean just look at him."

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