These Vintage Ads Would Instantly Be Banned Today

"Mild"

If it wasn't clear, the company is comparing their mild and smooth cigarettes to this random lady. What about her is "mild?" Why is that bird smoking a cigarette?

Floating Head

There is absolutely no rhyme or reason to this ad. It's as strange as it is scary and disturbing. It looks like this man is taking a photograph of his disembodied floating head.

The More You Know

Chihuahuas have the biggest brains in the canine world.
When the Super Bowl champion Giants visited the White House in 1987, they dumped popcorn on President Reagan.
During World War 2, a bear named Wotjek joined the Polish army. He carried ammunition and occasionally drank beer.
The sun and moon appear to be the same size in the sky because of an astonishing coincidence: the moon is 400 times smaller but 400 times closer.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.