These Vintage Ads Would Instantly Be Banned Today

The More You Know

• There's a Russian village where every resident is a tightrope walker.
• In 1966 and 1967, soldiers testing Agent Orange in Canada were told the chemical was completely safe and sprayed it on each other to cool off.
• 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 are more twins now than ever before.