20 SMOKING FACTS!! 6th point is unbelievable!!

When it comes to smoking, quitters never lose.

Even if you’ve been smoking for decades, quitting smoking now greatly reduces your risk of health problems, which include an array of cancers, heart attack, stroke, and numerous chronic diseases.

No matter how you choose to quit smoking, it’s a great choice to protect your health, as well as those around you. It may take time — and, yes, there’s a chance you might stumble on your first try — but don’t give up. You’ll save tons of money, feel better, and live a lot longer.

Here we present 20 facts about smoking:-

1. A single cigarette contains over 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which are known to cause cancer. 

2. 15 billion cigarettes are smoked worldwide every day. 

3. The first European who learned to smoke from the natives was arrested back home because people thought he was possessed by the devil. 

4. More than a third of the world's smokers are Chinese.

5. Tobacco addicts are most likely to consider quitting the habit on Mondays.

6. Study after study has found that marijuana is less harmful than alcohol and tobacco.  - (SOURCE)

7. Freud never quit smoking despite having over 30 cancer surgeries because of it. 

8.  John Adams, 2nd President of the USA, started smoking at the age of eight. 

9. Smoking makes your hair turn gray faster, a study found.

10. The Chinese smoking population is higher than the entire population of the U.S.

11. Smoking makes the risk of a heart attack 200% to 400% greater than that of  nonsmokers.

12. Cigar and pipe smoking is every bit as dangerous as cigarette  smoking, and possibly even more dangerous. 

13. In 2010, a 2-year-old boy from Indonesia, Ardi Rizal, made headlines for having a 40-a-day smoking habit.

14. Roughly a third of the world's adult population smokes. 

15. The history of smoking can be dated to as early as 5000 BC, and has been recorded in many different cultures across the world.

16. One Hookah Tobacco Smoking Session Delivers 25 Times the Tar of a Single Cigarette. 

17. The world's largest producer of cigarettes is a company owned by the Chinese government. 

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18. Urea, the main ingredient in urine, is added to cigarettes to enhance their flavor.

19. The word "Nicotine" is derived from Frenchman Jean Nicot who introduced tobacco to France in 1560.

20. Within 48 hours of quitting smoking, your nerve endings begin to regrow and your senses of smell and taste begin to return to normal.