Facts you do not know about Tattoos
Facts you do not know about Tattoos Source: By Ricardo Almeida from Campinas, Brasil - Primeira sess�o no canela! #anchor #jesus #tattoo, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=49955303 What is a tattoo? A tattoo is: 1. Any indelible design, letter, scroll, figure, symbol, or other mark placed with the aid of needles or other instruments; or 2. Any design, letter, scroll, figure, symbol done by scarring on or under the skin. The origin and historical meaning of the word Tattoo is believed to have two deviations as follow; (i) ta-striking something (Polynesian) (ii) tatau-to mark something (Tahitian) The use of tattoos is recorded to have begun thousands of years ago and its history is as varied and diverse as people who carry them. The first tattoos were most likely created unintentionally. Someone with a small wound or gash happened to rub it with dirty hand that was covered by soot or ash. Once the wound had healed ove...