Tattoos are intriguing to some and a must have for others. Here are some fun tattoo facts for you:
- According to a survey, more women than men in the US have tattoos.
- To mix tattoo color, urine was used sometimes.
- Your skin is pierced 50 to 3000 times per minute by the tattoo machine when you get a tattoo.
- The philosopher Confucius was against tattoos because he propagated that the human body is a gift. However, China’s stone sculptures depict men with tattoos on their faces as early as the 3rd century BC.
- Plato was of the opinion that persons guilty of sacrilege must be tattooed forcibly.
- The second most tattooed person has tattoos on 99.9% of his skin, with leopard skin patterns. He is from Scotland. The most tattooed person is 100% tattooed.
- Americans spend a staggering $1.65 billion on tattoos each year!
- The most popular tattoo images are angels and hearts.
- A tattoo is etched in the second layer of the skin, the dermis. The cells of the dermis are more stable than those of the epidermis.
- ‘Tattoo’ is one of the most misspelled words in the English language.
- Women are more likely to get their tattoos removed as compared to men.
- ‘Holiday’ is the name given to the area where the color of the tattoo has faded.
- Laser surgery is the most effective tattoo removal technique. Black is the easiest color to get rid off as it absorbs a greater number of laser waves. Green and yellow are the most difficult to remove.
- Adults who have tattoos are more likely to engage in riskier behavior.
- Rocker Tommy Lee made a world record when he became the first man to be tattooed mid air in 2007. His name entered the Guinness Book of Records.