A single cigarette contains over 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which are known to
cause cancer
Every day, nearly 4000 teens in the U.S. smoke their first cigarette while 1,000 start smoking on a daily basis
The average smoker in the U.S. spends US$1,500 to US$3,300 a year
Smoking costs the U.S. US$333 billion per year in health-care expenses and lost productivity to boot
It's completely legal for minors to smoke cigarettes in the U.S. and parts of Europe, but they can't purchase them
Exposure to Secondhand smoke causes nearly 50,000 deaths each year in the U.S. alone
15 billion cigarettes are smoked worldwide every day
About 69% of smokers want to quit completely
The first European who learned to smoke from the natives was arrested back home because people thought he was possessed by the devil
More than a third of the world's smokers are Chinese
Over 30% of cancer could be prevented by avoiding tobacco and alcohol, having a healthy diet and physical activity
Study after study have found that marijuana is less harmful than alcohol and tobacco
Freud never quit smoking despite having over 30 cancer surgeries because of it
Smoking makes your hair turn gray faster, a study found
The Chinese smoking population is higher than the entire population of the U.S.
Smoking makes the risk of a heart attack 200% to 400% greater than that of nonsmokers
Cigar and pipe smoking is as dangerous as cigarette smoking, and possibly even more dangerous
In 2010, a 2-year-old boy from Indonesia made headlines for having a 40-a-day smoking habit
Even though the Hindenburg had 7 million cubic feet of highly flammable hydrogen gas, it had a smoking room
Smoking makes breasts sag faster than normal by breaking down a protein in the skin called elastin, which gives skin its elastic appearance and supports the breast
The history of smoking can be dated to as early as 5000 BC, and has been recorded in many different cultures across the world
Even quitting smoking at the age of 60 or older could prolong your life
One Hookah Tobacco Smoking Session Delivers 25 Times the Tar of a Single Cigarette
The world's largest producer of cigarettes is a company owned by the Chinese government
Urea, the main ingredient in urine, is added to cigarettes to enhance their flavor
The word 'Nicotine' is derived from Frenchman Jean Nicot who introduced tobacco to France in 1560
Pantone 448 C, the "world's ugliest color" according to research, is used by many European countries on their tobacco products to dissuade people from smoking
Within 48 hours of quitting smoking, your nerve endings begin to regrow and your senses of smell and taste begin to return to normal
In 1571, the Spanish doctor Nicolas Monardes identified smoking tobacco as a cure for more than 20 ailments, including cancer
Smoking a cigarette causes damage in minutes, not years
Rapper Tupac's ashes were mixed with weed and smoked by the members of his hip hop band
Smoking near Apple computers voids the warranty
Among the diseases that can be caused by smoking are vascular stenosis, lung cancer, heart attacks and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
