These Vintage Ads Would Instantly Be Banned Today

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Not only were cigarettes back then advertised as something doctors and dentists recommended, but they were also marketed as being good for the throat!

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The More You Know

  • The voices of Mickey and Minnie Mouse got married in real life.
  • The 442nd Infantry Regiment, a largely Japanese American unit that served during WWII, did so while their families were held in internment camps. Their motto was "Go for Broke" and they were the most decorated unit in U.S. military history.
  • But the loudest animal relative to its size is a water bug.
  • Fleas can jump up to 100 times their body length.
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