10 Interesting Fact About Smoking

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• Cigarettes were first discovered in South America about 9,000 years ago.
• The word cigarette comes from the Spanish language, cigarro which means cigar.
• Malaysia has the highest cigarette excise tax rates in the world, which is 80%.
• Electronic cigarettes were first discovered in 2003 in China.
• Hand -made cigarettes are more expensive than machine cigarettes because the manufacturing process is more difficult and requires special expertise.
• Cigarettes contain more than 4,000 chemicals, including 43 ingredients that have the potential to cause cancer.
• Menthol cigarettes are more dangerous than ordinary cigarettes because they can make the respiratory tract more irritated.
• Cigarettes can reduce hunger and fatigue so that some people use it as a tool to lose weight.
• Cigarettes can damage a person's taste and smell so that it can cause food to feel uncomfortable.
• Cigarettes can cause impotence in men because it damages the blood circulation system that is important for erections.