Lorillard Tobacco Company used to hand out Newport cigarettes to black children in playgrounds.
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The slogan for Winston cigarettes, “Winston tastes good…
The slogan for Winston cigarettes, “Winston tastes good like a cigarette should”, was controversial throughout the 50s & 60s, because saying “like” instead of “as” was considered ungrammatical.
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James Buchanan Duke is credited as the inventor of the cigarette…
James Buchanan Duke is credited as the inventor of the cigarette, made billions, and Duke University is named in his honor.
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Kents, a major tobacco company sold unique cigarette filters in the 1950s and advertised…
Kents, a major tobacco company sold unique cigarette filters in the 1950s and advertised their health benefits. The advertised ingredient that set them apart? Asbestos.
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There is a fictional brand of cigarettes…
There is a fictional brand of cigarettes that multiple TV shows, films, and video games use called Morleys.
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A “safer cigarette” (The XA Project) was developed in the 70s but tobacco companies…
A “safer cigarette” (The XA Project) was developed in the 70s but tobacco companies pressured the inventor to bury it because it implied their cigarettes were unsafe.
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The Flinstones was originally sponsored …
The Flinstones was originally sponsored by Winston cigarettes, and was intended for adults.
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The common use of the word “like” to c …
The common use of the word “like” to compare two things (as is the norm today) was made popular by a 1954 cigarette ad.
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There is a cigarette brand called ‘Deat …
There is a cigarette brand called ‘Death’.
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Cigarettes can contain more than 4,000 ingredients, which, when burned, can also produce over 200 ‘compound’ chemicals. Many of these ‘compounds’ have been linked to lung damage.
Cigarettes can contain more than 4,000 ingredients, which, when burned, can also produce over 200 ‘compound’ chemicals. Many of these ‘compounds’ have been linked to lung damage.
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