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
Fact In 1971, when one tobacco executive was reminded that smoking can lead to underweight babies, he said, "Some women would prefer smaller babies." Smoking, Advertising, Health Risks
Fact According to the New York Times, in 1998, one tobacco executive said, "Nobody knows what you'd turn to if you didn't smoke. Maybe you'd beat your wife." Smoking, Advertising
Fact Benzene, arsenic and cyanide are all poisons. They're all in cigarette smoke too. Smoking, Cigarettes, Ingredients
Fact In 1978, one tobacco executive said that "unhappiness causes cancer." So smile! Smoking, Advertising
Fact In 1953, Phillip Morris advertised their cigarettes as "the cigarette that takes the FEAR out of smoking." Smoking, Advertising, Cigarettes
Fact A tobacco executive said that smoking is only as addictive as "sugar and salt and internet access." Smoking, Advertising, Cigarettes