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Tattoos have definitely changed over time. The entire history of tattooing is absolutely fascinating. But for some it is simply about walking into a tattoo shop and randomly picking out a “cookie cutter” design that hundreds of previous customers have purchased before. There is really nothing unique about the tattoo. That is why it is [...]

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The start of tattooing in the west began when Captain Cook who was a British explorer sailed to Tahiti.  The Tahitians used the term “tatatau” or tattau, meaning to hit and this became today’s term “tattoo”.  Tattooing  became fashionable among Europeans, starting with the sailors and 18th century explorers.  Sailors and later, coal miners, both had [...]

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