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In Europe, when tobacco was first introduced, it was immediately banned. In Turkey, if you got caught with tobacco, you had your nose slit. China and Russia imposed the death penalty for possession of tobacco.

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Andrew Weil
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: June 8
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