Cigarette Facts that Each Smoker Would Like to Know

Published on April 17th, 2012 00:00

• According to an Indian myth gods have sent a woman on the earth to save people from hunger. Wherever her right hand touched – vegetables and fruit grew, and wherever her left hand touched – crop grew. After the world was saved and the land was fruitful, the woman sat down, and when he stood up, there appeared a sprout of tobacco leaf.

• Tobacco plant was found for the first time more than 6000 years ago.

• The first smoker is considered to be Rodrigo de Jeres, one of the Columbus’ sailors.

• In 15th century tobacco appeared in Japan, being actively spread by the Buddhist monks.

• In 17th century Mongolian and Chinese emperors put to death all smokers.

• However Russian tsars introduced similar penalty for the outrage of smoking: first time lawbreakers were beaten and even sent to exile in Siberia. As about second-time
offenders they were killed.

• Approximately at the same time in the American colonies John Rolfe marries an Indian princess Pocahontas and they started to grow tobacco crop in order to help poor settlers.

• But could you ever imagine that Santa Claus or a president would advertise cigarette. However it is true, at particular times, tobacco manufacturers used Santa Claus image to advertise such brands as Camel, Lucky Strike and Pall Mall; and even former USA president Ronald Reagan advised smokers to smoke Chesterfield cigarettes.

• According to findings during World War I and World War II, soldiers were handed cigarettes as part of their daily allowance.

• The sixth president of United States, John Quincy Adams shared his smoking experience with Samuel Cox, a journalist, who was writing a book about tobacco and smoking. President said that he started smoking when he was a teenager, however when he understood that its tome to quit, it took him more that three months.

• Probably the longest cigarette commercial is the one from Mad Men. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHD1V051S2w&feature=related)

• Even the famous Beatles, advertised cigarettes, namely the popular Marlboro brad. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8isrmitg10)

• At present smokers all around the world have the possibility to order their favorite cigarette brands from online cigarette stores that sell premium quality smoking products at discount prices.