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  • 2018-04-26 (xsd:date)
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  • Did a Man Lock His Head in a Cage to Quit Smoking? (en)
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  • A series of photographs purportedly showing a Russian man's desperate attempt to kick his smoking addiction were shared on social media in April 2018: These images may seem a bit strange, but they come from a genuine news story. This meme does get the man's nationality wrong, however, as this man is from Turkey, not Russia. Turkey English-language news outlet, the Hürriyet Daily News, published a story on 1 July 2013 about 42-year-old İbrahim Yücel's desperate attempt to quit smoking. According to the article, Yücel designed his own cage after smoking two packs of cigarettes a day for more than two decades: It's unclear how long Yücel ended up wearing the device or if he was ultimately successful in kicking his smoking habit. The Hürriyet Daily News report was published just two days after Yücel started wearing the anti-smoking cage. And although the cage — according to the story — successfully prevented him from smoking during this time, we have not been able to find any updates since on Yücel's smoking habits. (en)
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