The smoking of tobacco first occurred in the Americas and was primarily used for ceremonial purpose rather than recreation. Science has determined tobacco use as one of the biggest causes of preventable deaths. Bhutan has taken this fact seriously and in 2004, it became the first modern country to ban tobacco products.
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Aglais kaschmirensis - There are three species of nymphalid butterflies found in the Himalaya Mountains: the Ladakh, the mountain, and Indian tortoiseshell. The Indian tortoiseshell, with a wingspan of 50 to 60 centimeters, occupies a zone between 1,000 to 4,000 meters of altitude. There are about 20,000 butterfly species contained in six families. The Nymphalidae family, with 6,000 species, is the largest. The one distinct feature separating the Nymphalidae family from the other five butterfly families, is the anatomy of the antenna.
