These Vintage Ads Would Instantly Be Banned Today

Don't Shoot Santa

Because nothing says "happy holidays" like a bunch of children holding rifles. Why does a seven-year-old need a gun? No, really.

Too Soon

How soon is too soon to feed your baby soda? I'd like to see what "essential sugars" are provided by a bottle of cola. Active lifestyle? Yeah, maybe from the sugar high...

The More You Know

A full jumbo jet tank has enough fuel to drive a car around the world four times.
Tarantula bites are about as painful as bee stings.
Dentistry is the oldest profession in the world.
Martin Luther King Jr. had a C in public speaking.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.