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The Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius was annoyed by the bad BO of some of his courtiers and subjects and decided to inform them of their stinky state. Was intolerance to BO common before modern deodorants? Did people have a way to address it besides washing with water?

by /u/RusticBohemian in /r/AskHistorians

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