Red, white, and blue barber poles look patriotic, but there's a blood-soaked meaning behind their design. Those rotating red, white, and blue poles outside barbershops have become an icon. At first ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image elements via Whirler During the Middle Ages – and in some regions, all the way through the 19th century – one could expect ...

Barbers have not always been tasked only with haircuts and beard-trims; in fact, being a barber during the Middle Ages – and in some regions, all the way through the 19th century – meant being ...

Barber shops don't exactly have a hard time standing out on the streetscape, and it's largely thanks to the mesmerizing poles that spin just outside of their door fronts. But where'd that barber pole ...