These Vintage Ads Would Instantly Be Banned Today

If you think that advertisements these days have become a moral litmus test, these vintage advertisements will have you gasping in disbelief. Nothing like this would have ever made it to print today...

Beauty Over Brains

Even today, women's looks are still valued over their intellects. Misogyny like this can be traced all the way back, far before sexist ads like this one. Also, unrelated, but can you imagine soap costing ten cents? Times have changed in more ways than one...

So Romantic

Don't you love it when you're on a date with someone and they blow cigarette smoke directly into your eyes and mouth? Try this move on your next first date, but only if you're looking for a way to get rid of them.

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The More You Know

  • The average person living in Sweden eats about 22 pounds of chocolate a year.
  • One in four Americans thinks that the Sun revolves around the Earth.
  • Grasshopper Mice have evolved to turn scorpion venom into a pain-killer. They now prey on scorpions.
  • It costs the U.S. Mint almost twice as much to mint each penny and nickel as the coins are actually worth. Taxpayers lost over $100 million in 2013 just through the coins being made.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.