Monday 19 January 2009

10 Interesting Tattoo Facts For You...

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Here are some interesting tattoo facts:
1) There's a man called Tom Leppard, living in Scotland, who has 99.9% of his body covered with a leopard skin design. The woman with the most tattoos is Julia Gnuse, she has 95% of her body covered.
2) There's a man called George C. Reiger who has over 1000 Disney tattoos.
3) The oldest known tattoo was found on the 5000 year old frozen body of Ozti The Iceman. He had a cross on the inside of his left knee, six straight lines on his back and another set of lines on the ankles.
4) The English word 'tattoo' comes from the Tahitian word 'tatau', meaning 'to mark'.
5) The word "tattoos" is one of the most popular search terms on the Internet. It was the 3rd most popular search term in 2002.
6) 15% of all Americans are tattooed (appr. 40 million people). 16% of males and 15% of females have tattoos. Tattoos occur more among democrats (18%) than among republicans (14%).
7) The highest occurrence of tattoos is found among Americans aged 25 to 29 and among the gay population.
8) Removing a tattoo can cost 3 times as much as the design itself.
9) Ankles, elbows and knees are the most painful areas to get a tattoo because the skin is close to the bone on those places.
10) 17% of people who got a tattoo regret them. Don't make the same mistake, take the time to choose your design and look at the right places. Tattoo me now review

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