There are surprising facts about Tattoos.
- The oldest known tattoos were on the body of a man found frozen in a glacier between Italy and Austria. The “Iceman” lived 3200 years ago. He had 61 tattoos.
- Tattoos were illegal in Massachusetts between 1962 and 2000, nearly 40 years!
- It is against Marine Corps regulations for a Marine to be tattooed on the elbows.
- The anchor tattoo originally meant you had crossed the Atlantic Ocean or served in the Merchant Marines during World War II.
- In 2015 1/4 of people with tattoos in the USA regretted getting one.
- During an MRI ferromagnetic metallic compounds in the ink can cause skin discomfort or a harmless “burn”.
- Unless specified tattoo ink is not vegan.
- People without a college degree are 33 % are likely to get a tattoo. Only 27% with a college degree will probably be tattooed.
- There is a constant struggle by the immune cells (macrophages) to rid the skin of particles of the tattoo. New macrophages replace the old over and over.
- There are various toxic elements in tattoo ink such as heavy metals.
- Although rare, fresh tattoos can develop deadly bacterial infections while swimming in the ocean.
- Laser removal of a tattoo breaks down particles of pigment. The white blood cells will remove the particles, which are eventually expelled from the body through feces.
- Tiny particles can spread through the body due to the lymph nodes.
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