Micronite was asbestos. People died.

  • partial_accumen
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    321 year ago

    Burying the lede!

    That “micronite” filter is the most dangerous form of asbestos.

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    "The Lorillard Tobacco Company marketed the original Kent Micronite filter as a high-tech safety feature, but today the brand is remembered as one of the most dangerous types of cigarettes ever manufactured. "

  • @Bashnagdul
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    191 year ago

    Yo dawg, I heard you liked lung cancer, so I put some lung cancer in your lung cancer.

  • @[email protected]
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    91 year ago

    Probably kept their smoking down to moderate though instead of a lot. Maybe even a quick exit from smoking…and the world.

  • tal
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    51 year ago

    Probably just as well that it was the only brand.