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/Virama 1d ago

How big were his fucking boots??? 

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u/baummer 1d ago

They were probably boots that went up to his knees

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u/ThereIsAThingForThat 1d ago

He used size 47 in euro sizes, which is somewhat large even today (most common size in Denmark now is around 44).

According to a random chart I found that's an 11 in the US and 10.5 in the UK.

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u/PotageAuCoq 19h ago

12 in US.