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In 1590, Pope Urban VII issued perhaps the first ban on smoking, threatening anyone with excommunication for using tobacco in or near a church. It covered smoking, chewing, or sniffing snuff. He died of malaria and holds the record for the shortest papacy in history: 12 days.
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In 1590, Pope Urban VII issued perhaps the first ban on smoking, threatening anyone with excommunication for using tobacco in or near a church. It covered smoking, chewing, or sniffing snuff. He died of malaria and holds the record for the shortest papacy in history: 12 days.