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TIL In 1934, a widespread rumor claimed that a worker with leprosy was employed in the Chesterfield cigarette factory in Virginia. This led to fears that smoking Chesterfields could cause you to contract leprosy. It's origin was never determined, and it took a decade for the sales to fully recover

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