Oldest Profession facts
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People have been making counterfeit money since the first coins were created, coating common metals with the precious metals used for currency. And counterfeiting is known as "the world's second oldest profession".
Prostitution is not the oldest profession. It did not even exist in the primitive society. Medicine is the oldest profession
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Dubai once tried to outlaw the oldest profession (Prostitution) back in the 70's and then all the prostitutes went to their banks and withdrew their money before leaving the country -- which almost resulted in the collapse of that bank and the economy at the time.
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The expression “oldest profession in the world” (referring to prostitution) did not acquire that meaning universally until after World War I
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The the NL of the MLB is the oldest current profession sports team league in the world.
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Civil War General Joseph Hooker brought prostitutes along for his soldiers to keep them sexually satisfied. His legacy is so (in)famous that his name is now synonymous with the world's oldest profession.
