A man is found lying face down, dead in the middle of a vast desert.
There are no footprints or tracks anywhere around him for miles.
On his back is a pack, a full canteen of water hangs at his side, and he is clutching a small metal ring in his hand.
How did he die?
He jumped from an airplane and his parachute failed to open. The pack on his back was the parachute, and the ring in his hand was the pull cord.
What word in the English language does the following: the first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify a great man, the first six letters signify a drug, while the entire world signifies a great woman. What is the word?