These Vintage Ads Would Instantly Be Banned Today

Not Vegan-Friendly

This is a bit of a graphic ad. There are some logistics to work out here. Is the pig standing on top of his enemies? Where are his organs? Why does he look so smug?

Chewing Tobacco: Kids Edition

There's no better way to advertise chewing tobacco than with... uh... a small child holding a Christmas garland? Hey, Little Katie, you're about to get gum disease from all that chewing tobacco.

The More You Know

A typical cloud weighs around 1.1 million pounds.
Commercial flights were allowed to fly any course to their destination and would often detour over points of interest. This ended in 1956 when two planes crashed mid-flight over the Grand Canyon.
In 1567, the man said to have the longest beard in the world died after he tripped over his beard running away from a fire.
Scorpions are incredibly resilient: scientists have frozen scorpions overnight, left them in the sun the following day, and when thawed, the arthropod walked away unscathed.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.