barber
- In the past, barbers were also surgeons and dentists
- When a barber finished an operation, he would wrap the bloody bandages around a pole. That is the origin of the red swirled barber pol
- Barbers are mentioned in the bible. “Now, son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a barber’s razor to shave your head and your beard.”
- In England, people were required by law to shave their head or beard
- Barbers used to give their clients enemas
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Does anyone know how barbers stopped becoming surgeons and dentists? I was watching Sweeny Todd the other week and reading this fact only reminded me of that movie.