These Vintage Ads Would Instantly Be Banned Today

In Search of Husband

Avoid offending who, Lux? It seems like everyone back then sat around all day being worried about how women smelled.

Hands Off

Contrary to their original idea, this ad may just have only helped push away their customers. It's hard to believe that women were subjected to this kind of advertising every day.

The More You Know

The first American woman to go to medical school was admitted as a joke. Geneva Medical School thought it was joke when Elizabeth Blackwell applied to attend 1847. She graduated in 1849, started her own practice, and opened an infirmary for the poor.
Donkeys and dolphins are sometimes used as guard animals.
Indonesia has the shortest population.
The 100 folds in a chef's hat represent 100 ways to cook an egg.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.