These Vintage Ads Would Instantly Be Banned Today

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The ad would’ve been the exact same even if there wasn’t a woman’s head right there, but there is. Anyway, we all know those carrot earrings would sell for $60 at Urban Outfitters nowadays.

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The More You Know

  • Dueling is legal in Paraguay, as long as both parties have been registered as blood donors.
  • February used to be the last month of the year.
  • In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.
  • There's a word for tapping someone on the opposite shoulder from behind to fool them.
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