Interesting facts about smoking
At the beginning of 20th century doctors advised to pregnant women in order not to put on weight to smoke.
In 1558 Virginia resident Tomas Harriet started to propagandize daily tobacco smoking as way to general health improvement.
Tobacco bush originates from American continent it falls into the same family as potato and pepper.
Exist about 120 ways of tobacco addiction treatment (on practice are used only 40).
For 5300 USD was old from Internet-auction cigarette butt that was smoked in last seconds before in New Zealand tool force ban for smoking in public places.
In 1571 Spanish doctor Nicholas Mondares wrote a book about healing plants of the New World. There he wrote that tobacco can treat 36 diseases.
In 1923 Camel brand controls approximately 45% of American market. "Philip Morris" begins promotion of Marlboro brand as cigarettes for women under motto "Mild as May".
In 1939 "American Tobacco Company" presents its new brand "Pall Mall" that brings this Company to the first place among American tobacco Companies.
In 1965 was prohibited TV advertising of tobacco products in UK.
After long competition with "Coca Cola", "Marlboro" trade mark is declared the most expensive brand among disposables in 1980th and 1990th. It is estimated on 30 billions USD.
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