10 Interesting Cigarette Facts

Saturday, December 7th 2013. | Health


Cigarette facts give you the important information about the disadvantages of cigarettes.  This item cannot be separated from the life of human being. Sometimes people cannot get rid from cigarettes because they are addicted to it. That’s why many people are enrolled in a cigarette therapy. Here are some surprising facts about cigarette:

Cigarette Facts 1: a good industry

Selling cigarette is a very promising job to do.  It is considered as the single most traded product in the world. There are almost 1 trillion cigarettes sold from one country to others. The global income from the selling of cigarette can reach $400 billion.

Cigarette Facts 2: President Nixon

President Nixon signed a law which stated that there should be no ads for cigarette.  The law in 1970 also stated to locate a warning label on the box of cigarette.

cigarette facts

cigarette facts

Cigarette Facts 3: cigarette ads

It was on 31st December 1970 that the last cigarette ads were permitted to air on television.

Cigarette Facts 4: nicotine content

Nicotine content in a cigarette is increased from year to year. This report was revealed to the public by the Massachusset Health Department and Hardware universe. The report was conducted from 1997 to 2005. The nicotine is increased 11 percent in Camel, Doral and Newport cigarettes.

cigarette pic

cigarette pic

Cigarette Facts 5: more money

America can make more money by selling the cigarettes to other countries than selling the cigarette to their own country.

Cigarette Facts 6: American cigarette brands

There are some famous cigarette brands from America. Some of them include Kent, Kool, Marlboro and Camel. All of them dominate 70 percent of the global market in the world.

cigarettes

cigarettes

Cigarette Facts 7: content

Can you tell me the content of cigarette?  All of them are dangerous of the human body. If you smoke, your body is exposed to various carcinogens such as hydrogen cyanide, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, ammonia, arsenic and many more.

Cigarette Facts 8: crocidolite asbestos

Crocidolite asbestos was a part of the filter used by the Kent brand of Cigarettes in the beginning of 1950s. At that time, not many people know that this item is carcinogen.

marlboro

marlboro

Cigarette Facts 9: Urea

Urea is used by most cigarette industries to create a new flavor. You should know that this chemical compound is often found in urine.

Cigarette Facts 10: ‘Cork Tip’ filters

Boris Aivaz was the Hungarian man who invented the cork tip filter in 1925. He also patented the process of producing cigarettes filter by utilizing crepe paper.

tobacco

tobacco

Most countries have a law when people want to purchase a tobacco product.  The minimum age to get cigarette in Japan is 20 years old. Do you have any comment on facts about cigarette?


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