- Marlboro is the most world-wide known cigarette brand.
- Marlboro was named after the Great Marlborough Street in London.
- Marlboro Friday – April 2nd, 1993. Philip Morris announced the 20% price cut as a way to fight the competition. As a result the company stock fell by 26% taking with it other consumer brands such as Coca-Cola and Heinz. The Fortune magazine called this “the day Marlboro Man fell off his horse”.
- Two of Marlboro Men succumbed to lung cancer.
- Marlboro Man was even featured in 1991 Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man movie with Mickey Rourke and Don Jonson
- Marlboro sponsored Toyota (until 1998), Mitsubishi (1999-2001) and Peugeot (2003-2005) teams at the World Rally Championship.
- Marlboro sponsored some of the teams of Formula One racing.
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