TIL that Winston Churchill smoked 8 to 10 cigars a day from the age of 21 until his death at 90. He picked up the habit, which he believed steadied his nerves, while in Cuba for a few months in 1895, and stayed loyal to two Cuban brands, Romeo y Julieta and La Aroma de Cuba, to the end of his life.

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How Winston Churchill’s Cigar Habit Defined Him

The Prime Minister was rarely spotted without his favorite accessory — a cigar.

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