The first mentholated cigarette was created and marketed nearly 100 years ago as a 'throat cigarette.'
Notes on verification
Corroborated by Stanford tobacco archive, a peer-reviewed PMC article, and other historical sources confirming Lloyd 'Spud' Hughes patented and marketed the first mentholated cigarette in 1924/1925 as a remedy for sore throats and colds. [tier=gold indep_score=0.988 clusters=4 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Mayo Clinic Minute: Why are menthol-flavored cigarettes a ... (seed:food_and_diet)
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3088444/ (corroboration)
- https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2018/07/light-up-spud.html (corroboration)
- https://tobacco.stanford.edu/ad_tags/throat/page/4/ (corroboration)
- https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/m22_4.pdf (corroboration)