Those rotating red, white, and blue poles outside barbershops have become an icon. At first glance, you’d probably assume barber pole designs have a patriotic background. But the reality is pretty ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images Barbers have not always been tasked only with haircuts and beard-trims; in fact, being a barber during the Middle ...

Barber Pole No. 34,889 has seen better days. After spending more than 40 years in front of Twin Cities barbershops, its red-white-and-blue-striped cylinder is sun-faded and in pieces inside its glass ...