21 Photos, Posts, And Articles That Aged Badly

September 23, 2022 by Owen

21 Photographs, Posts, And Articles That Aged Badly

1.
This “tip” from 1963 advises folks to bury engine gasoline within the floor. Right now, we all know how dangerous that is to the environment:

2.
This individual made a joke about murdering Queen Elizabeth on the precise day she ended up dying:

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And this meme joked that Queen Elizabeth would outlive King Charles so he’d by no means take her throne. Following her demise, he grew to become king:

5.
This web site predicted that the world would have its final case of polio in 2016. Sadly, there are a number of nations nonetheless fighting polio outbreaks, together with the USA. There are presently not less than 57 confirmed polio circumstances in New York — a consequence of the anti-vax motion:

6.
This 2017 article claimed that Josh Peck and Drake Bell had reconciled after Drake referred to as Josh out on Twitter for not inviting him to his marriage ceremony. However on Barstool’s BFFs podcast, Josh stated they by no means really made up and have not spoken because the feud:

7.
This 1950 advert claimed there was “not one single case of throat irritation on account of smoking Camels.” We all know now that smoking places folks at a excessive danger for throat most cancers:

8.
This 2018 quote from Jalen Ramsey is a bit embarrassing nowadays, contemplating Josh Allen’s success:

9.
This previous commercial for cellophane reveals infants wrapped in plastic. As we now know, plastic wrap is a serious suffocation hazard for infants and younger kids:

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And this commercial for lead undoubtedly predated our data of how harmful the naturally occurring ingredient actually is:

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When the Telegram messaging app launched in 2013, it was marketed as “free eternally.” This yr, they began providing a paid subscription model:

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This historic laptop has a sticker on it that claims “by no means out of date.” I encourage to vary:

13.
This advert selling salt for weight reduction is each pseudoscience and anti-fat:

14.
That is the poster for a film referred to as It is Pat, which was primarily based on an everyday character on SNL. The “joke” is that nobody is aware of Pat’s gender. This film would clearly not be made at the moment, because it’s extraordinarily offensive towards nonbinary folks:

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It is a quote from president James Buchanan about how he might be fondly remembered sooner or later. Sadly for him, he’s really thought of to be one of many United States’ worst presidents, as a result of divisions he created over slavery main as much as the Civil Struggle:

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This was a Nineteen Fifties commercial titled “The Fantastic thing about Asbestos.” Right now, we’re fortunately conscious that asbestos causes most cancers:

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This web page from a booklet claimed that July 2, 2016 can be “E-DAY,” aka the day the world runs out of petrol. Costs of petrol are nonetheless exorbitantly excessive, however we undoubtedly have not run out:

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In 2015, CNN ran an article that stated Saudi Arabia would run out of money in lower than 5 years. In accordance with the Economist, Saudi Arabia may have the quickest rising financial system in 2022:

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And eventually, this poor redditor thought they’d solely be out of faculty for 2 weeks at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic:

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