Showing posts with label History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label History. Show all posts

Friday, May 13, 2011

History Of Tattoo Tools

Tattoos have been around for as long as anyone can remember. Ancient Egyptian women have been covered with small dots tattooed on the abdomen and other places thought to be associated with sexuality.

Take a look at the evolution of tattooing tools from very primitive ones to the tattoo gun.

Ancient Egyptian Needles

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Ancient Thai Needle Kit

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Maori Chisel

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Polynesian Rake Needle

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Japanese Tebori Needles

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Edison's Electric Pen

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O'Reilly's Rotary Two Coil Needle

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Advanced Rotary Needle

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Modern Electro-Magnet Machine

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Source: buzzfeed
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Creepy Dentist Tools from the Past

These are some very scary looking dental tools from long ago. They were very crudely made and not something I would want stuck into my mouth. But then again, in those days they didn’t have much choice.





























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Thursday, May 5, 2011

10 Movie Stars Who Started on Soaps Operas

You will be surprised when you see which big screen movie stars started out on soap operas. Some of Hollywood's biggest names honed their skills on daytime dramas.

Kevin Bacon on Guiding Light


Leonardo DiCaprio on Santa Barbara


James Earl Jones on Guiding Light


Tommy Lee Jones on One Life to Live


Eva Longoria on The Young and the Restless


Demi Moore on General Hospital


Julianne Moore on As the World Turns


Brad Pitt on Another World


Meg Ryan on As the World Turns


Susan Sarandon on A World Apart

Source: womansday
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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Arcade Games Of The 80s

The video games of the 1980s were played in arcades, pizza parlors and bars--and all you needed was a quarter to join in the fun.

From the time Space Invaders appeared in 1978, until game consoles took over in the mid-1990s, arcades were the center of the video gaming world. The classics that were produced in the "golden age of arcade games" are still very much alive today. You can play versions of them for free on many Internet sites or find a version that was produced for a new game console such as Microsoft's Xbox 360 or Nintendo's Wii.



















































































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