If you smoke 5 cigarettes a day, in how many years can you get cancer?

It can take much longer than you think. We are not talking about days, weeks or months — we are talking about years, and sometimes even decades. And mind you: this can be decades after you stop…

Top stories for Long   If you smoke 5 cigarettes a day, in how many years can you get cancer? Thomas Cayne, Writer, painter, thinker, madman. • Answered May 15 It can take much longer than you think. We are not talking about days, weeks or months — we are talking about years, and sometimes even decades. And mind you: this can be de... Read more » 125 33   Is zero percent car loans really a good deal, or is it a dealership trick? Mike Stillwater, 16 years working in the auto finance industry as a data analyst & programmer • Answered June 11, 2019 I read such a mix of accurate and inaccurate answers I wanted to help clear some of the clouds. First I’ll attempt to answer the original question posted. Is 0% loans a goo... Read more » 149 49   Why are newer BMW models so ugly? Thomas Varga, High-end European Tuning and Forced Induction at Self-Employment (1997-present) • Updated August 28 Fantastic question. Mousy looking uglyness! I will give you my version first, and then I will give you the answer. Courtesy of Gen Z and their input, we’re getting this shi... Read more » 36 25   I don't normally agree with Ben Habib, but what do people think of this? Ford Labrador, former President • Posted May 12 It is a little bit lengthy, so here's the TLDR version The question arises, is Nigel Farage a Harborne puppet, doing the bidding of his paymaster? People used to sa... Read more » https://share.google/FyeWhITaD1fRMgYCP Link from share.google 23 10   I am not a 9/11 truther, but I find it unbelievable that the passport of a hijacker was found on the street before the towers collapsed. What am I misunderstanding? Tomáš Ajdari • Updated January 12, 2021 Atta was a very good pilot, despite having only 1 hour in December 2000 on a flight simulator (some sources claim 3 or more hours). He hit the tower right in the center of i... Read more » 895 178   What is the reason behind the name "Texas Hold'em"? Is it just an alternative name for "hold'em"? SepiaGlyphs • Answered August 10 "Hold'em" isn't just an alternative name—it's an entire category of poker. Ironically, this specific variant didn't earn its "Texas" prefix until it finally left the state ... Read more » 4   What do Jeopardy! Contestants do right after the show ends? FeverIndex • Answered August 19 When the final buzzer sounds, a frantic 10-minute scramble begins. The winner must sprint backstage, change clothes, and pretend it's tomorrow. Viewers at home only see the ... Read more » 152 7   Manoj Kumar Technical • Posted Aug 26, 2025 यह चाहता तो बिना टोपी के बिना दाढ़ी के छठ पूजा सामग्री बेच सकता था लेकिन फिर भी आत्मविश्वास के साथ टोपी और दाढ़ी के साथ बेच रहा है क्योंकि इसे मालूम है हिंदू धर्मनिरपेक्षता के नशे में होते हैं । हि... Read more » 738 41   The VW Beetle had no gas gauge when Consumer Reports first wrote about it in 1951. How could you drive it? RouteForge • Answered August 6 When Consumer Reports tested the 1951 VW Beetle, its 'low fuel warning' was the engine sputtering out. To avoid getting stranded, drivers relied on two bizarre analog worka... Read more » 1.2K 135   Why are people shocked by Donald Trump renaming the Kennedy Center but not Obama renaming half of Yosemite? John Sully, Political junkie, inveterate reader of US history • Answered June 14 Here’s the skinny, ninny. While Obama was president a company called Delaware North held the concessions contract in Yosemite. During the time they held the contract they tr... Read more » 2.5K 180   If a person has cancer, can he/she have a normal blood test? David Chan, MD from UCLA, Stanford Oncology Fellowship • Answered July 5, 2020 Stage refers to cancer location, not cancer amount. One can have metastatic cancer and normal scans because the deposits are too small for the software to recognize and con... Read more » 282 20   5 Signs You Have Successfully Hurt a Narcissist; Kathleen Nightingale, Coach (2016-present) • Posted Mar 9 Most people equate hurting a narcissist with a loud confrontation, physically evidencing their deceit, and a vengeful reaction. But the reality is a lot less showy... A narcissist experiences the g... Read more » 959 95 Read more in your feed

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Why is cannabis making so many people sick lately?

Hello! I’m used to be a really heavy smoker, but one day I started getting violently ill. I went to the doctor 5 or 6 times within 3 months but I would still throw up every single day, I lost 25…

Top stories for Long   Why is cannabis making so many people sick lately? Emily Tozer • Answered May 9, 2021 Hello! I’m used to be a really heavy smoker, but one day I started getting violently ill. I went to the doctor 5 or 6 times within 3 months but I would still throw up every... Read more » 410 299   Monika Hozova, Biology Teacher at High Schools (1990-present) • Posted Nov 10, 2025 "My husband and I don’t have a lot of money. We work hard just to pay bills and buy food. After almost two years of dating, we decided we couldn’t wait any longer, so we got married. I wasn’t even t... Read more » 18.1K 1.6K   Why am I urinating 4–5 times every hour? Should I worry about kidney disease or diabetes? Jayne Pembroke, Influencer • Answered July 20 Sometime last year, I had just finished half a cup of coffee when I received a frantic phone call from a friend who told me she had been rushing to the bathroom every 10 or... Read more » 350 30   What will you say if an interviewer says "You have 10 minutes to impress me"? Thomas Cayne, Writer, painter, thinker, madman. • Answered July 13 There’s a joke in which an interviewer asks the applicant a final question before ending the interview — “Let’s end with a quick Math exercise: what is [math]53\times 14[/math]?” The applicant imme... Read more » 86 7   Is ADD/ADHD really a disease or disorder? Kavya Mukherjee, Counseled clients on Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing • Answered July 14 Yes, ADHD is a real medical disorder. It's not laziness, bad parenting, or someone making excuses. That said, having ADHD doesn't mean you can't build a good life. It just m... Read more » 91 9   Zelensky IS IN DANGER KILLUA, Learner • Posted Jan 1 Putin and his allies are furious over recent failed assassination attempts on him and his close circle personnel. Russia suspects that drone attacks in highly secured elite areas around Kremlin can... Read more » 2.2K 846   If the dimples on a golf ball reduce drag, why don't we see dimples on airplanes or cars? Asked in Ask Buddy💕 Welcome • Answered by Otis Paul • March 17 In 2012, Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage tested this exact premise on the TV show MythBusters. Here 's the car they used; the dimples were created by adding a layer of clay t... Read more » 4.7K 427   Why did John Lennon look so sick and emaciated toward the end of his life? Arthur P. Johnson, Photographer and screenwriter. M.Phil., Oxon. • Updated November 10, 2021 Because he was sick and emaciated. During the 70s, he was doing heroin (and blaming it on Paul, when it was Yoko who by all accounts started John on heroin), cocaine, cannab... Read more » 1.7K 551   What food gives you the most energy in the morning after age 65? Charles Hall, Speech Therapist • Answered June 13 At age 65, your metabolism begins to slow down and your body becomes more selective when turning food into energy – which means that it is crucial that the first thing you ... Read more » 672 40   Was Tony Soprano a low-level mafia boss in the scheme of things? FeverIndex • Answered July 15 Tony Soprano was the terrifying, undisputed king of New Jersey. But to the massive New York mafia families, he was little more than a "farmer" running a 50-man "glorified c... Read more » 544 53   Sanzida Akter, Psychiatrist at Psychiatrists (2001-present) • Posted Jun 11, 2025 "She was 9. He was 22." The child marriage that made America pay attention — 1937 She told her parents she was going out to buy a doll. But instead, she got married. In 1937, in Hancock County, T... Read more » 14.8K 4.2K   I am 68 with no savings and work PT but just was let go. I do collect SS but that barely covers my rent. What can I do? TBD Cobra, former Retired IT, Engineer, Sales. Not my first rodeo. • Updated October 2 You set your course over 20 years ago. Just like others in your position, you now know that SS was never structured to cover all your post-retirement expenses. It was expec... Read more » 2.5K 1.1K Read more in your feed

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