These Vintage Ads Would Instantly Be Banned Today

What Is "Over-Smoked?"

Man, they really loved advertising things that children weren't allowed to have—using children in adverrtisements. Thanks, infant baby who probably doesn't have any opinions on cigarettes, for promoting Marlboros.

Ripped Stockings? Failed Marriage

If your man wants to leave you because he doesn't approve of your imperfect stockings, watch him go and close the door behind him. There hasn't been a moment in history where a husband has turned to his wife and said, "Your stockings look great today."

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The More You Know

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  • Mount Everest is bigger now than the last time it was measured.
  • There's a "floating rainforest" in the sea.
  • Mysterious sand dune holes baffled Indiana for years.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.