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Legendary writer Mark Twain, at the request of his wife, put an end to his 300 cigars a month habit that led to a period of writers block. He then resumed his cigar habit and wrote a book in three months unfortunately his wife left him!

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In 1961, the CIA was given instructions to use their medical services to place a poison into Fidel Castro’s cigars but the scheme didn’t go to plan. Castro came out and said he received a diplomatic gift from the CIA and that the cigars made him sick but had tasting notes of leather and gorgonzola!

In preparation for his first high-altitude airplane flight, Winston Churchill ordered the creation of an oxygen mask that would accommodate cigar smoking.

A highly skilled or specifically trained cigar roller is referred to as a torcedor, with them able to produce at least 200 cigars a day!