The longest word in English may make Shashi Tharoor sweat
Most of you must be thinking of SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS as the longest word in the language that simply means ‘fantastic’ and was popularized by the movie Mary Poppins eventually added to the dictionary. But there is a longer word than this, i.e., PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS, which is the name of a type of lung disease caused by inhalation of dust and ashes. So, now try pronouncing it!
Related Facts
The First iPod Included A Hidden Easter Egg
Terracotta army is one of the top archaeological finds of the 20th century.
Did you Know! Babylon became a great power under the rule of Hammurabi
Disney Fact! Cinderella loses her shoes not only once but three times in the original film.
Visit a museum dedicated to the history of cup noodles Only in Japan
Cornell University offers a wine major.
Is it Myanmar or Burma?
Some fungus generate zombies and then take over their thoughts.
It was discovered by local farmers.
Did you Know? Japan is home to the world's deepest undersea postbox.
Interestingly! Black Sea is an earthquake hot zone
Interestingly! The Sahara desert takes up quite a bit of space
There’s An Intergovernmental Arctic Forum.
Everyone has their own seal
In 1927, Santa Claus was granted an official pilot's license.
Japanese trains are some of the most punctual in the world
Did you Know? Mesopotamian city Uruk was one of the largest cities of those times
On television, a witness to Abraham Lincoln's assassination was interviewed.
Fun Fact! Largest shrinking lake is in Uzbekistan
Haunting shadows were imprinted into the ground when the atomic bomb hit Hiroshima
Did you Know? The 'Big Apple' has an unusual story.
Spirited Away Was The First Animation Film To Be Nominated And Win An Academy Award.
Fun Fact! Democracy was born in Greece
Uzbekistan is home to the world's largest open-pit gold mine
North Sentinel Island is home to one of the most isolated paleolithic tribes of the world