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The answer to this was explained to me many years ago by a very good doctor. He explained that the problem with smoking isn’t that it causes many of the problems most often associated with it (m…   Top stories for {NAME} [Quora](   [If cigarette smoking is injurious and can lead to cancer, then how come so many still survive despite smoking for 45-65 years?]( Terry O'Hanlon, works at Retirement • [Answered January 8, 2018]( [The answer to this was explained to me many years ago by a very good doctor. He explained that the problem with smoking isn’t that it causes many of the problems most often... Read more » [Upvote] 4K [Comment] 372](   [If you self-published a book on Amazon, how would you get the word out about the book if you weren't a very social person?]( Rachel Neumeier, Author of 40 or so fantasy and SF novels • [Answered November 15, 2023]( [I am in fact the least social person in the universe. Luckily, book signings are pointless. You cannot sell enough books in person to make any significant difference to you... Read more » [Upvote] 128 [Comment] 29](   [My son played so many video games that it started to affect his grades. I deleted his Xbox account and now he hasn't spoken to me in over a week. Have I made things worse?]( Charles Marsh, Owner/CEO at Support Systems Services (1983-present) • [Updated April 26, 2019]( [You screwed up miserably. Take it from a father of 5 boys. You took away the love of his life 100% when just restricting his Xbox use until after homework was completed and ... Read more » [Upvote] 843 [Comment] 113](   [If you got rejected from your dream school(s), what would you do?]( Ur Mom, lives in Ur Mom's House (1969-present) • [Answered May 14, 2020]( [I applied to 9 schools. I had 4 dream schools on the list: Princeton, MIT, Yale, and Cornell. I got rejected from all of them. That devastated me. I also had 2 realistic sc... Read more » [Upvote] 468 [Comment] 8](   [How does TCS destroy their employees?]( Rupali Sharma, Director - Human Capital at Matrix Partners (2019-present) • [Answered July 24, 2022]( [I started my career with TCS and I have not seen any other organisation which takes care of it’s employees like TCS does. Let me state things that companies like TCS and In... Read more » [Upvote] 939 [Comment] 77](   [Why is 5 GHz Wi-Fi faster than 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi?]( Andrew Silverman, Principal PM, Azure Hardware Architecture, Microsoft • [Updated August 30, 2021]( [The people who are saying that Wifi works faster on 5GHz because the frequency of the carrier wave is faster than 2.4GHz (“5 is bigger than 2, so it must be better, right?”... Read more » [Upvote] 2K [Comment] 140](   [Did Michael Jackson want to live for 150 years?]( Belinda London A. Williams, lives in The United States of America • [Answered November 5, 2019]( [I don't think so. Michael was afraid to die, but he was afraid of living for a long time as well because he didn't like the idea of getting old. On top of this Michael knew... Read more » [Upvote] 70 [Comment] 11](   [What if I only eat 300-500 calories a day a few months?]( Penelope Timleck, former Accounting Clerk at APEGA (2008-2017) • [Updated March 31, 2016]( [I was morbidly obese and had bariatric surgery. In preparation for the surgery, I had to reduce my calories to 1150/day for two weeks. Following the surgery, I consumed 300... Read more » [Upvote] 1.8K [Comment] 221](   [Who are the parents of Lord Shiva?]( Rohit Chauhan, Writer and Blogger (2016-present) • [Answered December 15, 2017]( [Lord Shiva is asked by a saint "who is your father Lord?" and he says "Brahma" and then he is asked "and your grandpa?" Comes the reply "Narayana" and the next querry "then... Read more » [Upvote] 2K [Comment] 145](   [Are Ateneo de Manila and De La Salle considered prestigious in the United States?]( Kory Postma, Mission Acquisition Analyst at United States Geological Survey (2009-present) • [Answered March 22, 2018]( [Having lived in the US most of my life and spent some in the Philippines, and having gone to a “prestigious” university here in the US, I can say that no, they are not cons... Read more » [Upvote] 1.2K [Comment] 81](   [Do ovarian cancer symptoms come on suddenly?]( Patricia Graham, MPH Masters in Public Health, Johns Hopkins University (1972) • [Answered October 16, 2019]( [Not usually and this is a huge problem. I was tired for a good year, so sleepy I was falling asleep at work, just no energy. Then I gained weight, but got full after eating... Read more » [Upvote] 3.1K [Comment] 216](   [I’ve heard that braces can affect your face shape. Does this apply to teens or adults?]( Miracle Nze • [Answered October 16, 2017]( [Yes! Braces can affect the face shape even for teens and adults. As a young adult that begun wearing braces at 23, to cure a deep bite (which has a severe impact on facial ae... Read more » [Upvote] 1.1K [Comment] 66]( [Read more in your feed]( Never miss a story. Designed for readers on the go.   [Download on the App Store]( it on Google Play](   Missing out on Quora emails? Be sure to add us to your primary inbox. This email was sent by Quora (605 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive this type of email in the future, please [unsubscribe](.