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12 Facts That Will Change The Way You Look At Tattoos

They're older, cooler, and more prevalent than you ever imagined. Tune into the new season of Ink Master to see the best artists in the business battle for supremacy, Tuesday, February 25 at 10/9c only on Spike TV.

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1. Early tattoos were frequently clustered around sites known for acupuncture therapy.

2. Criminals in many cultures were given tattoos to mark them as wrongdoers.

3. Samoan tattoos have been applied by hand the same way for over 2,000 years.

4. Nautical tattoos can be traced back to the voyages of Captain James Cook to Tahiti in 1769.

5. Picts — the original inhabitants of Scotland — were named for their tattoos.

6. Many members of royalty have had tattoos.

7. The first documented, professional tattoo artist in America was in 1846.

8. Now, there are 21,000 tattoo parlors in the U.S.

9. Every year, about $1.65 billion is spent on tattoos.

10. 21% of adult Americans have at least one tattoo.

11. That's 1 in 5 adults.

12. Or 45 million people.

In 2008, Oliver Peck, a current judge on SPIKE TV’s Ink Master, inked his way into the Guinness Book of World Records when he completed 415 tattoos of the number 13 in a consecutive 24-hour period.

Every season an "Ink Master" is named. Three have been named since 2012.

Tune in to the season premiere of Ink Master on Tuesday, February 25 at 10/9c to see who the NEXT "Ink Master" will be! — Tune in to the season premiere of *Ink Master* on Tuesday, February 25 at 10/9c to see who the NEXT "Ink Master" will be!

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12 Facts That Will Change The Way You Look At Tattoos

1. Early tattoos were frequently clustered around sites known for acupuncture therapy.

2. Criminals in many cultures were given tattoos to mark them as wrongdoers.

3. Samoan tattoos have been applied by hand the same way for over 2,000 years.

4. Nautical tattoos can be traced back to the voyages of Captain James Cook to Tahiti in 1769.

5. Picts — the original inhabitants of Scotland — were named for their tattoos.

6. Many members of royalty have had tattoos.

7. The first documented, professional tattoo artist in America was in 1846.

8. Now, there are 21,000 tattoo parlors in the U.S.

9. Every year, about $1.65 billion is spent on tattoos.

10. 21% of adult Americans have at least one tattoo.

11. That's 1 in 5 adults.

12. Or 45 million people.

In 2008, Oliver Peck, a current judge on SPIKE TV’s Ink Master, inked his way into the Guinness Book of World Records when he completed 415 tattoos of the number 13 in a consecutive 24-hour period.

Every season an "Ink Master" is named. Three have been named since 2012.

View this video on YouTube

12 Facts That Will Change The Way You Look At Tattoos

1. Early tattoos were frequently clustered around sites known for acupuncture therapy.

2. Criminals in many cultures were given tattoos to mark them as wrongdoers.

3. Samoan tattoos have been applied by hand the same way for over 2,000 years.

4. Nautical tattoos can be traced back to the voyages of Captain James Cook to Tahiti in 1769.

5. Picts — the original inhabitants of Scotland — were named for their tattoos.

6. Many members of royalty have had tattoos.

7. The first documented, professional tattoo artist in America was in 1846.

8. Now, there are 21,000 tattoo parlors in the U.S.

9. Every year, about $1.65 billion is spent on tattoos.

10. 21% of adult Americans have at least one tattoo.

11. That's 1 in 5 adults.

12. Or 45 million people.

In 2008, Oliver Peck, a current judge on SPIKE TV’s Ink Master, inked his way into the Guinness Book of World Records when he completed 415 tattoos of the number 13 in a consecutive 24-hour period.

Every season an "Ink Master" is named. Three have been named since 2012.

View this video on YouTube

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