Tập
Modern Marvels: Episode 51
Tóm tắt
Discovered around 18,000 years ago, tobacco was first cultivated in the Andes between 5000 and 3000 B.C. At a modern tobacco farm in North Carolina, a farmer will show how the crop is harvested and cured and visit the Fuente cigar plantation in the Dominican Republic. While tobacco has brought pleasure to countless smokers the world over--it has sent millions to an early grave. In an interview with the Surgeon General, explore this leading public health issue. The show will also look at smokeless methods of consumption as well as explore the use of nicotine replacement therapy.
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- Modern Marvels
- Mùa
- Mùa 13
- Tập
- Tập 51
- Ngày phát sóng
- 2006-11-08
- Thời lượng
- 44 min
Thông tin tập
Episode 51 là tập 51 trong Season 13 của Modern Marvels. Tập này phát sóng ngày 2006-11-08. Thời lượng là 44 min.
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