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It is not known who exactly was the genius to say – Hey, let me take a needle, plug it in ink and shove it in my skin – but the origins of tattooing predate Miami Ink and other reality shows by a lofty years or mor [...]

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OTZI THE ICE MAN





Unlike the Ice man of our age, this guy was not a mafia hitman, he was just a hunter, as many self-respecting dudes were at the time. But he had a problem. Arthritis! Now considering rather lame social services and ge [...]

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Pirates, Sailors and Krakens





When I got my first tattoo, my grandma was pleased to learn it was not because I went to prison. I worked at the port of Antwerp back in those days, and in a way it was to be expected that an anchor would appear on my fo [...]

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Japan Tattoo – Magic, Crime and Honor





The evolution of tattoo in Japanese culture is perhaps of the more interesting ones, as its origins can be traced some years back. While in some areas of Japan tattoos originally developed as form of lucky charms, sp [...]

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