Despite this seemingly high-tech operation, did you know that electronic cigarettes were over a century old
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Expression of thanks goes to Anja Barth, Sahra Shnholz and Brbel Illg Photo credit CVUA Stuttgart, pesticide laboratory References [1] Uptake of nicotine from discarded cigarette butts A so far unconsidered path of contamination of plant-derived commodities, Selmar et al., Environmental Pollution 238, 2018 [2] Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum: Wirkungsweise des Nikotins (viewed on 02 Jan
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The origin from Etymonline indicates: 1888, probably from fag "loose piece, last remnant of cloth" (late 14c., as in fag-end "extreme end, loose piece," 1610s) This appears to be speculative, and doesn't necessarily explain why this definition fell into common usage to indicate a cigarette