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Which company's owner died after losing control of his product?

On September 27, 2010, the owner of a Segway company died while riding a Segway. 62-year-old Jimi Haselden toured his estate on this scooter, but lost control and fell off a cliff into a river.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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What are the benefits of quitting smoking?

According to American doctors, the benefits of quitting smoking are as follows:

- after 20 minutes: blood pressure drops to the level that occurred before the last cigarette was smoked; temperature of the hands and feet rises to normal

- after 8 hours: the level of carbon monoxide (carbon monoxide) in the blood decreases to normal

- after 24 hours: reduced risk of heart attack

- in the period from 2 weeks to 3 months: cough, flushing, weakness and shortness of breath are reduced cilia of the respiratory epithelium restore normal functioning, increasing the ability to regulate the mucous membrane, cleanse the lungs and resist infection

- within 1 year: the excess risk of developing coronary heart disease is reduced to half that of a smoker

- within 5 years: the risk of angina drops to the same level as a non-smoker

- within 10 years: the risk of death from lung cancer is reduced to half that of a smoker; the risk of developing cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas is also reduced

- within 15 years: the risk of developing coronary heart disease is reduced to the same level as that of a non-smoker.

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