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  2. Five dots tattoo - Wikipedia

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    The tattoo has different meanings in different cultures—it has been variously interpreted as a fertility symbol, [1] a reminder of sayings on how to treat women or police, [2] a way members of People Nation or Nuestra Familia affiliated gangs identify (People gangs identify with the number 5, while Folk Nation gangs use 6), a recognition ...

  3. Criminal tattoo - Wikipedia

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    The art of tattooing dates back to 8000 BC when it was used as a means of identification amongst different cultures. [5] Ancient Greek and Roman histories, as well as ancient Japanese and Chinese histories possess a record of criminality being associated with tattoos, but it was not until the 16th to 18th century that this notion became more prevalent in other parts of the world.

  4. Tattoo - Wikipedia

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    A tattoo is a form of body modification made by inserting tattoo ink, dyes, and/or pigments, either indelible or temporary, into the dermis layer of the skin to form a design. Tattoo artists create these designs using several tattooing processes and techniques, including hand-tapped traditional tattoos and modern tattoo machines.

  5. Roman numerals - Wikipedia

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    In tarot, Roman numerals (with zero) are often used to denote the cards of the Major Arcana. In Ireland, Roman numerals were used until the late 1980s to indicate the month on postage Franking. In documents, Roman numerals are sometimes still used to indicate the month to avoid confusion over day/month/year or month/day/year formats.

  6. 666 (number) - Wikipedia

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    666 is also the sum of the squares of the first seven primes (2 2 + 3 2 + 5 2 + 7 2 + 11 2 + 13 2 + 17 2), [7] [10] while the number of twin primes less than 6 6 + 666 is 666. [11] A prime reciprocal magic square based on in decimal has a magic constant of 666.

  7. Quincunx - Wikipedia

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    The quincunx as a tattoo is known as the five dots tattoo. It has been variously interpreted as a fertility symbol, [ 7 ] a reminder of sayings on how to treat women or police, [ 8 ] a recognition symbol among the Romani people , [ 8 ] a group of close friends, [ 9 ] standing alone in the world, [ 10 ] or time spent in prison (with the outer ...

  8. ACAB - Wikipedia

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    ACAB, an acronym for ' all cops are bastards ', is a political slogan associated with those opposed to the police.It is commonly expressed as a catchphrase in graffiti, tattoos and other forms of imagery in public spaces and online.

  9. Pentadic numerals - Wikipedia

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    In some peculiar instances runic numbers have been used as numerals in a base ten positional system, replacing the Arabic numerals. It is unknown if this use existed before the 19th century. The oldest authenticated use of this notation is in the notes of an 18 year-old journeyman tailor, Edward Larsson, that are dated to 1885 in pentadic runes.