Random Cigarette Facts

    11 facts tagged with Cigarette Facts

    One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
    -86
    Smoking while pregnant increases the chances of spontaneous abortions (miscarriages) stillbirths and premature labor.
    77
    Clever City Birds
    Clever City Birds
    Some birds in cities have learned to line their nests with cigarette butts in order to ward off parasites, as burnt nicotine works as an insecticide to ward off mites, lice, and fleas.
    32
    President Lyndon Johnson smoked at least 3 packs of cigarettes a day.
    4
    Cigarette smoke contains 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which cause cancer.
    145
    The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
    342
    20 minutes after smoking a cigarette, blood pressure drops to normal.
    37
    Every cigarette smoked cuts at least five minutes of life on average, which is roughly the time it takes to smoke one cigarette.
    118