Leave the Sideburns, Okay Bruce?

Shark Teeth Were Used for Shaving, Back in the Day.

Mental Floss brings us a brief history of shaving, including the item that ancient men shaved with shark’s teeth. I wonder if the barbers back then kept a selection.

“Would you like the Great White today, sir, or I have a new arrival of Hammerhead I think you’d like.”

Mental Floss mentions the fact that Gillette pretty much started the marketing ploy of essentially giving away the item (razor, printer) and making profit on the back end with the consumable part (blade, ink cartridge). They don’t mention that it took a while for Big G to get to that point. Originally, they lost their ass on blades. Razors sold for five bucks. That’s five bucks in 1904 money, yo. I think you could buy a new Chrysler for that now.