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Every day, cows release methane gas into the air. From you know where. But methane is also found somewhere else. Yesiree, in cigarette smoke.

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"Smoking and Tobacco Control." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yields of Tar and Nicotine, 19 Nov. 2001. Report. "Methane Background Information, Where Do We Find Methane?" ARM Climate Research Facility. Web. "Air Emissions." Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Web.
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There's hydrogen cyanide in rat poison. The same stuff is in cigarette smoke.

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"Smoking and Tobacco Control." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yields of Tar and Nicotine, 19 Nov. 2001. 56, 176, 251.
"Toxicological Profile for Cyanide." Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease. 8.
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In 1989, millions of cases of imported fruit were banned after a small amount of cyanide was found in just two grapes. There's 33 times more cyanide in a single cigarette than was found in both of those grapes.

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"Economic Policy: Interest Rates Are Kept High." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 16 Feb. 1989. Report.
Kazman, Sam."When Chemophobia Ruled the Land." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. June 1993. News Article. "April Risk Assessment: Low Through Out the Country." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 17 Mar. 1989. Note. Mejia, John. "A Year After Grape Scare, Chilean Fruit Sales Thrive." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 05 Mar. 1990. Article. Hoffman, Diertrich, Ilse Hoffman, and Karen El-Bayoumy. "The Less Harmful Cigarette:  A Controversial Issue. A Tribute to Ernst L. Wynder." Chemical Research in Toxicology. The American Chemical Society, 28 June 2001. 14 (7): 767–90. Web.
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Sodium hydroxide is a caustic compound found in hair removal products. It was found in cigarettes in 1994.

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"Medical Management Guidelines for Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH)." Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. 21 Oct. 2014. Web. "Nair 3 in 1 Brush on Cream Hair Remover-discontinued." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Aug. 2015. Web. "599 Additives in Cigarettes - Sodium Hydroxide." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yields of Tar and Nicotine. 19 Nov. 2001. "Ingredients Added to Tobacco in the Manufacture of Cigarettes by the Six Major American Cigarette Companies." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents, 12 Apr. 1994: 44. List.
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Human sweat contains urea and ammonia. Urea is added to cigarettes.

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Covington, and Burling. "Summary Of Data On Urea." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents, 17 Apr. 1986. Excerpt. Pankow, JF, et al. "Conversion of nicotine in tobacco smoke to its volatile and available free-base form through the action of gaseous ammonia." American Chemical Society. 1997. 31(8): 2428-2433. Huang, CT, et al. "Uric acid and urea in human sweat." Chinese Journal of Physiology, 30 Sept. 2002. 45(3): 109-15.
Foster, K.G. "Composition of the Secretion from the Eccrine Sweat Glands of the Cat's Foot Pad." The Journal of Physiology, 1966. 184(1): 106-09. "Cigarette Ingredients. R.J. Reynolds List of Ingredients." R.J. Reynolds. 2013. Web.
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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.

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Proctor, R.N. "Puffing on Polonium." The New York Times. 01 Dec. 2006. Web. "Polonium-210 In Tobacco Smoke As A Tracer For Particle Deposition And Movement In Human Lungs." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents, 15 Apr. 1964. "Exposure Of Cigarette Smokers To Polonium-210." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents, 1964. Report. Hager, JH. "Telephone Conversation, R. K. Heimann, This Date." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents, 09 June 1967. Letter. Pedersen, PM. "Filter Cigarettes For Removing Polonium From The Smoke, Interview With Mr. Nelson Stewart On September 23, 1964." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents, 25 Sept. 1964. Letter.
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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.

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"United States of America, Plaintiff, and Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, and National African American Tobacco Prevention Network, Ontervenors, v. Philip Morris USA, Inc. (f/k/a Philip Morris, Inc.), et al., Defendants." United States District Court for the District of Columbia. 17 Aug. 2006: 5. Home - Philip Morris USA. Altria, 2016. Web.
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