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How much do you actually know about the popular Shisha/Water Pipe trend?

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What does smoking shisha look like?

Shisha dates back at least 500 years and countries first to practise it include Egypt, India, and Turkey.

Where did shisha originate?

A hookah is water pipe device used to smoke shisha through cooled water. Alternate names include: water pipe, goza, arhile, and narghile.

What is a hookah exactly?

Hookah smoke is just as dangerous as smoking a cigarette, if not more.

How does shisha compare to tobacco?

Herbal shisha means that there is no tobacco, but there are cancer-causing chemicals in the shisha, and the burning coal also releases carbon monoxide.

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Herbal Shisha is healthier than regular Shisha because...

An hour-long shisha session can produce up to 50 cigarettes worth of toxins and over 100 times the volume of smoke inhaled from a single cigarette!

Smoking shisha for an hour is comparable to the smoke from:

Agh, doesn't seem like you did so well. Don't worry, you're in the majority of the population. Be sure to spread the facts about shisha!

You seem to be pretty knowledgeable but there's still more to learn! Spread the facts about shisha!

Wow you really know your stuff! Most people don't so be sure to spread the news!

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