There are several ways to identify the authenticity of cigarettes through the outer packaging:

1. Take a look at the package. The transparent paper of the genuine famous cigarette packs is flat, and the seams are sealed with a soldering iron to make them smooth and smooth; the seals of the packs are mechanically glued. Fake strip bags are often packed with defective old crystals, which are uneven and smooth; the overlaps and seals are often bonded with glue; the strip bags are loosely packed and have uneven softness and hardness.

2. Look at the cigarette box. Small packets of famous cigarettes are packaged in transparent paper. The pull cords are in the shape of a small platform and are firmly and flatly bonded. The transparent paper of fake cigarettes is uneven and loose, and the pull-string head is generally flat-shaped, and most of them have no leader; the pull-tape and the transparent paper are not bonded; the transparent paper of the cigarette box is uneven after being pulled apart.

3. Look at the trademark three times. The trademarks of famous cigarette packages and packets are the same, with clear patterns and writing; fake cigarettes have rough printing patterns, different colors, unclear writing, incomplete letters in some cases, and errors and omissions in Chinese pinyin and English.

4. Look at the mouth flowers four times. The mouthpieces of famous cigarettes are usually printed with the same manufacturer name as the bars and boxes, and the width is the same. The joint is a combination of two thin strips, which is easy to open without breaking. The fake cigarette's mouth decoration is inconsistent with the manufacturer's name on the strip and box, and the width is different. The mouth decoration is sealed with glue or paste and is difficult to open.

5. Before opening the package, you can take the whole pack of cigarettes and shake it up and down vigorously. If you can hear a solid sound without any noise, it means it is genuine. If the sound is messy, it means it is fake.

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Historical origins

It is generally believed that tobacco originated in the Americas. Archeology has found that tobacco entered the lives of American residents when humans were still in primitive society. At that time, when people were collecting food, they unconsciously picked a piece of plant leaf and put it in their mouth to chew. Because it was highly stimulating, it just had the effect of restoring physical strength and refreshing people, so they often picked it and chewed it. If you do it often enough, it becomes a hobby.

A long time ago, Native Americans had the custom of worshiping the sun and sacrificial smoking. Archaeologists believe that the earliest evidence of human tobacco use so far is a relief in a temple built in 432 AD in Berenque, Jalpas, southern Mexico. It is a semi-relief painting. The relief painting shows a Mayan holding a long pipe and a pipe in his mouth. During the ancestor worship ceremony, he blew smoke and smoked with the pipe, and his head was wrapped in tobacco leaves. Archaeologists also discovered tobacco and ashes left in pipes in caves where Indians lived in northern Arizona. According to research, the age of these relics is around 650 AD. There are records of humans smoking tobacco in El Salvador in the 14th century.

Tobacco originated from some islands in Central and South America, Oceania and the South Pacific. There are 66 varieties found, and only 2 varieties are cultivated and utilized, namely common tobacco (N.tabacum.L.), also known as Nicotiana tabacum and Nicotiana tabacum (N.ustica L.), which are cultivated and utilized by the American Indians. Tobacco is the earliest. When Columbus's expedition arrived in Cuba in 1492, his sailor Rodrigo de Jerez (Jerez for short) found the local Cubans smoking the smoke from a plant around a fire. The adventurous Jarez smoked it with the local natives and became fascinated by it. After returning to Europe, tobacco and smoking as a recreational method quickly spread throughout Europe. Jarez is also known as Europe's first smoker.

Reference materials? Cigarettes-Baidu Encyclopedia