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Old 01-11-2012, 05:11 PM  
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Originally Posted by Jo-Leigh View Post
They actually used to believe smoking was good for you... that it broke up the congestion in your lungs. *tsk Tsk*
Not really, about 60 years earlier maybe. By the 60s the data was in and link was known, except big tobacco had very strong lobbyists.

From the 50'S, when the science was known till now 60 years of rearguard action. When the Berlin wall fell the tobacco companies moved in to Easter Europe giving away free cigarettes.
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