tobacco pickers The faces of Cuba's industry — AP Photos Vintage Tobacco Workers Photograph, 1917.

Even smoking fewer cigarettes than 1 a day increases the risk of dying early, compared to people who have never smoked

This puts the writing level on par with Michael Crichton and Mitt Romney

Lesson from that job: The importance of doing the small things well

Nicotine acts as a gateway drug on the brain, and this effect is likely to occur whether the exposure is from smoking tobacco, passive tobacco smoke, or e-cigarettes. LEARN MORE: Why Nicotine is a Gateway Drug LEARN MORE: A Molecular Basis for Nicotine as a Gateway Drug LEARN MORE: Nicotine as a gateway drug: Biological mechanism in mice identified LEARN MORE: Why are politicians still referring to marijuana as a gateway drug

Snap closure on the outside