Otzi, the ancient ice man found in the Alps, was the oldest mummy ever discovered to have tattoos which would have been done 5,200 years ago
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Origin of Tattoos
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Greeks and Romans used tattoos or "stigmata" to mark someone to a religious sect, to an owner in the case of slaves or even to mark convicts
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Around 500 BC, the Japanese began tattooing for both cosmetic and religious purposes
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Ptolemy IV (221-205 BC), was said to have been tattooed with ivy leaves to symbolize his devotion to Dionysus, Greek god of wine and the patron deity of the royal house
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King Harold II of England had several tattoos which were used to identify his body after the Battle of Hastings in 1066
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During Cook's expedition to Tahiti in 1769, the papers of Joseph Banks (1743-1820), a naturalist aboard the ship noted Polynesian term "tatatau" or "tattau" meaning to hit or strike, becoming "tattoo"
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Samuel O'Reilly invented and patented the first tattoo machine in 1891. He based his design on the autographic printer, an engraving machine invented by Thomas Edison, and remains largely unchanged
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To get a tattoo, the skin is pierced between 50 and 3,000 times a minute by a tattoo machine
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Yakuza members are known for their vast, full-body tattoos, called "irezumi" which are applied with a single needle in the traditional fashion
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Many states banned tattoos entirely during the 1960s with the hysteria of hepatitis outbreaks. It was illegal in New York City from 1961-1997 and Massachusetts until 2000, penalties included jail
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