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Old 10-25-2008, 10:29 AM
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Yeah, we all love cigarettes and smoking. But its fascinating to think about the history of cigarettes/smoking. Who were the first start smoking? What made them wrap paper on tobacco and start smoking in the first place? did they even use paper to roll the cigs back then?? Boy I need somebody to give me some Cigarettes History 101 lessons!
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Old 10-26-2008, 10:00 AM
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i bet you it was a natural fire that lit up a plant that made people realize it might be good to smoke because they felt some residual effect.
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Old 10-26-2008, 01:44 PM
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I bet it first started with a cannabis plant being used for a fire or even hit by lightening! A few people got high and next thing ya know....
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Yeah maybe somebody ate some weed by mistake and invented the first "magic bread" a couple thousand years ago.
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Old 10-30-2008, 05:34 PM
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If I had to guess I would think smoking started somewhere back in the fertile crescent. Seems like so much else did. I guess I should look it up on wiki.
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Definitely came from the Americas (Central?) when one of Columbus' entourage stumbled across the natives smoking tobacco, made friends, got buzzed and brought it back to Spain to share with all.
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Old 11-03-2008, 01:35 PM
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my vote is with the central america camp for smoking the first cigarettes...when you research it on Wiki, tell us who the first smoking cigarettes.
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Old 11-05-2008, 09:40 AM
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Didn't the Indians smoke tobacco before the white man invaded North America?
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