TIL that the barber pole became the universal symbol for barbers as it resembles the bloody bandages of “barber-surgeons” of the past, who practiced bloodletting. www.pallmallbarbers.com/mens-grooming/history-barbers-pole #til #todayilearned www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1hhjwng/til_that_the_barber_pole_became_the_universal