Word: tendu
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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This is the little cigarette that could: it came, it saw, it conquered. The trendiest smoke on college campuses these days emanates from Indian imports called beedies (from the Hindi bidi). About half the diameter of regular cigarettes and hand rolled in tendu (Indian ebony leaves), they look slightly like microcigars. Beedies, however, pack a much more powerful punch: up to 8% nicotine, versus the 1% to 2% in American cigarettes. The imports are composed of a species of tobacco different from that most commonly used by U.S. manufacturers. They also come in flavors: clove, menthol and even strawberry. Popular...
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