Interesting Facts

The Human Thigh Bone Is Stronger Than Concrete

The Human Thigh Bone Is Stronger Than Concrete.

Light in weight & hollow human bone is even stronger than concrete.

The force required to break the bone is heavily dependent on the angle on which the force is applied.

A thigh bone can withstand about a tonne of stress before snapping

Your thighbone (femur) is the longest and strongest bone in your body. Because the femur is so strong, it usually takes a lot of force to break it, yet it gets fractured.

where the most common reasons for the fracture of thigh bone are:

Car accidents
Falling from a height

The chances of the thigh bone fracture are very rare if force is applied at 180 degree (in the direction of the length of bone).

But only 20 lb. force applied at 90 degree is enough to break it.

References:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=cf7_1218774729
http://www.information-facts.com/health/human-thigh-bones-are-stronger-than-concrete
http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00521
http://orthopedics.about.com/od/brokenbones/a/femur.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femur

Longest English Word

Most of the children remember a 28 - 45 lettered word as the longest English word.
Some of these words are:

antidisestablishmentarianism-opposition to the disestablishment of the Church of England - 28 letters
floccinaucinihilipilification -the estimation of something as worthless - 29 letters

But Medical students know a word that is even longer than these i.e.

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis-a supposed lung disease - 45 letters

Surprising fact is that even this word with 45 letters is not the longest. But there are some chemical compounds. These Compounds might have infinite letters, like a string of DNA structure.
One of them is a Tobacco Mosaic Virus, Dahlemense Strain. .containing 1185 words.

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Some other examples are:

Word Letters Characteristics Dispute

Methionylthreonylthreonylglutaminylarginyl...isoleucine 189,819 Chemical name of titin, the largest known protein Technical; not in dictionary; disputed whether it is a word

Methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamyl...serine 1,909 Longest published word^[1] Technical

Lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsano...pterygon 183 Longest word coined by a major author,^[2] the longest word ever to appear in literature.^[3] Coined; not in dictionary;Ancient Greektransliteration

Word	Letters	Characteristics	Dispute
`Methionylthreonylthreonylglutaminylarginyl...isoleucine`	189,819	Chemical name of titin, the largest known protein	Technical; not in dictionary; disputed whether it is a word
`Methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamyl...serine`	1,909	Longest published word^[1]	Technical
`Lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsano...pterygon`	183	Longest word coined by a major author,^[2] the longest word ever to appear in literature.^[3]	Coined; not in dictionary;Ancient Greektransliteration

But We don't tend to regard these terms as proper 'words'.

These might be the names of chemicals and can be treated as terms, but these are not english language words.

Here we have another name :

Name of a place containing 85 words.

TAUMATAWHAKATANGIHANGAKOAUAUOTAMATEATURIPUKAKAPIKIMAUNGAHORONUKUPOKAIWHENUAKITANATAHU
A hill in New Zealand. This Maori name was in general use, but is now generally abbreviated to Taumata. The name means: the summit of the hill, where Tamatea, who is known as the land eater, slid down, climbed up and swallowed mountains, played on his nose flute to his loved one.

But this and some other more like this can't be found in major dictionaries.

Conclusion:

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the Longest word in a major dictionary. But it is technical as well as coined.

Floccinaucinihilipilification is the Longest unchallenged nontechnical word. But it is also coined.

Antidisestablishmentarianism is the Longest non-coined and nontechnical word, having 28 letters.

References:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_word_in_English

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/what-is-the-longest-english-word

http://www.fun-with-words.com/word_longest.html

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

(fear of long words)

It sounds very funny but it is a fact that the term "Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia" is used for fear of long words.

Now just imagine that the the one who have this problem how it is difficult for him to name his own ailment.

But it is also true that if a person having problem of Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia Could handle the name of his phobia then he will no more remain a patient of this ailment.

You might surprise that The actual fear of long words is simply called sesquipedalophobia (a little better). Extra words are added with it just for irony.

Many experts have challenged its use, arguing that the term mocks its sufferers. Therefore, the term sesquipedaliophobia, or the fear of many syllables, is often used instead.

The Philosophy behind this is described as:

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia – fear of long words. Hippopoto- "big" due to its allusion to the Greek-derived word hippopotamus (though this is derived as hippo- "horse" compounded with potam-os "river", so originally meaning "river horse"; according to the Oxford English, "hippopotamine" has been construed as large since 1847, so this coinage is reasonable); -monstr- is from Latin words meaning "monstrous", -o- is a noun-compounding vowel; -sesquipedali- comes from "sesquipedalian" meaning a long word (literally "a foot and a half long" in Latin), -o- is a noun-compounding vowel, and -phobia means "fear". Note: This was mentioned on the first episode of Brainiac Series Five as one of Tickle's Teasers.

Although there have been no documented cases involving this particular phobia, experts have identified it as a type of anxiety disorder. As a result, treatment is readily available for individuals who suffer from the affliction.

One might think that Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia is the largest word but it is not.

Reference : http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/110639#ixzz2tMJx8xQy

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/

http://www.omg-facts.com/Science/This-is-cruel-Hippopotomonstrosesquipped/291

Eagles

Eagles have 59 types/Species, These are described below.

The Moche people of ancient Peru worshiped the animal and often depicted eagles in their art.
Eagles have been used by many nations as a national symbol including United States.