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  2. Oldest profession (phrase) - Wikipedia

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    The oldest profession in the world (or the world's oldest profession) is a phrase that, unless another meaning is specified, refers to prostitution. However, it did not start to acquire that meaning until 1889, after a Rudyard Kipling story, and it did not do so universally until after World War I. Formerly, various professions vied for the ...

  3. History of prostitution - Wikipedia

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    The Scarlet Mile: A Social History of Prostitution in Kalgoorlie, 1894-2004. University of Western Australia Press. ISBN 9781920694227. Murphy, Emmett (1983). Great Bordellos of the World: An Illustrated History. Quartet Books. ISBN 9780704323957. Otis, Leah Lydia (1985). Prostitution in Medieval Society: The History of an Urban Institution in ...

  4. Stonemasonry - Wikipedia

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    The basic tools, methods and skills of the banker mason have existed as a trade for thousands of years. It is one of the oldest activities and professions in human history. Many of the long-lasting, ancient shelters, temples, monuments, artifacts, fortifications, roads, bridges, and entire cities were built of stone.

  5. List of oldest professional athletes by sport - Wikipedia

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    Sport Name Age played Year retired German footballer: Manfred Burgsmüller [1]: 52 years, 182 days 2002 Association football: Ezzeldin Bahader (one-off) [2]: 74 years, 348 days

  6. Recorded history - Wikipedia

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    Recorded history or written history ... Sima Qian (around 100 BCE) was the first in China to lay the groundwork for professional ... In Sri Lanka, the oldest ...

  7. LinkedIn and the World's Oldest Profession

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  8. The Oldest Profession - Wikipedia

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    The Oldest Profession (French: Le Plus Vieux Métier du monde) is a 1967 internationally co-produced comedy film. It features contributions from six different film directors, each one doing a segment on prostitution through the ages.

  9. Then & Now: The 164-year history of America's oldest ...

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    Macy's got its start as America's first department store before the Civil War, and with all the ups and downs of the last 160+ years, the brand still lives on today.