Random Cigarette Facts

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    20 minutes after smoking a cigarette, blood pressure drops to normal.
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    The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
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    One million Americans, about 3,000 each day, take up smoking each year. Most of them are children.
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    In New York, it is against the law for children to pick up or collect cigarette and cigar butts.
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    Smoking while pregnant increases the chances of spontaneous abortions (miscarriages) stillbirths and premature labor.
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    President Lyndon Johnson smoked at least 3 packs of cigarettes a day.
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    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.
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    Cigarette smoke contains 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which cause cancer.
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