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Re:150 years of Hans Christian Andersen by 615341652341 on Friday August 01, 2025 @12:07AM (#44752932)
Curious what a strange Danish custom entails
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Re:150 years of Hans Christian Andersen by lifestyleguru on Friday August 01, 2025 @12:41AM (#44753074)
He was talking in his sleep in a weird dialect of Swedish.
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Re:150 years of Hans Christian Andersen by coneonthefloor on Friday August 01, 2025 @01:12AM (#44753210)
> he requested one of Dickens' sons to shave him on a daily basis — a custom performed by hosts to male guests in Denmark.

https://www.grunge.com/617197/the-truth-about-hans-christian...

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