Fact Tobacco companies' products kill about 40,000 people every month. That's more lives thrown away than there are public garbage cans in NYC. Smoking, Death
Fact In 1985, one tobacco company brainstormed the idea of reaching younger adult customers in record stores. Smoking, Advertising, Pop Culture
Fact In 2006, a former Russian spy was allegedly murdered using Polonium -210. This radioactive chemical is also found in cigarette smoke, a fact at least one tobacco company was aware of in 1964. Smoking, Death, Ingredients
Fact On their websites, tobacco companies encourage people to quit smoking. However, in 2006, a court found that tobacco companies manipulate nicotine levels to keep smokers addicted. Smoking, Advertising, Cigarettes, Ingredients
Fact As long ago as 1969, a tobacco company executive stated that they had "taken a great many steps to avoid advertising directed to young people." Yet 10 years later, they supplied their products to be featured in The Muppet Movie. Smoking, Advertising
Fact Around the 1980s, tobacco companies labeled African Americans - less educated, prefer malt liquor, have problems with their own self-esteem. Smoking, Profiling
Fact In 1996, the tobacco industry said that drinking one to two glasses of whole milk a day was riskier than second-hand smoke. Smoking, Advertising, Health Risks