These Vintage Ads Would Instantly Be Banned Today

Smoking Baby

Why was everyone so obsessed with poisoning their children? First soda, now this? One is easily worse than the other, but neither should be given to a little baby.

It's Getting Old

People back then had two jokes: women can't drive, and women belong in the kitchen. Get some new material, guys. Come on.

The More You Know

A team of six women programmed the first digital computer.
Contrary to popular belief, Marilyn Munroe was nowhere near a 'plus' size 12 - 16, she was closer to a US size 0.
The woolly mammoth survived until Egyptian times.
People don’t sneeze in their sleep due to their brain shutting down the reflex.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.