These Vintage Ads Would Instantly Be Banned Today

A Big Glass of Diabetes

Nothing does it like Seven-Up? Yeah, if by "it" you mean "gives babies diabetes." Clearly, they had no probelm starting 'em young back then...

For Ladies' Hands Only

Don't you hate it when your weak, feminine fingers struggle to grasp a normal-sized pen for MEN? What if pens were small and dainty for your girly little woman hands. Wouldn't that be nice?

The More You Know

The Guinness brewery supported all of it's employees who chose to fight in WW1. They were paid half of their wages while away, and their jobs were guaranteed upon their return. The brewery also sent them care packages containing chocolate and condensed milk.
The first roller coaster was invented to stop sinful behavior.
Your heart beats 100,000 times a day.
Mattel once tried to sue Aqua over their song "Barbie Girl". The judge literally told them to "chill".

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.