Cary McNeal

The Japanese island of Okunoshima, also called __abbit Island_ after the many furry inhabitants who live there, was once home to Japan__ poison gas factories. The rabbits are descendants of ones used for chemical testing during World War II.

When it comes to scary business, I believe that forewarned is forearmed.

The Kerguelen Islands in the southern Indian Ocean are a six-day boat ride from Madagascar, and their only inhabitants are French scientists.

The most isolated inhabited island in the world is Tristan da Cunha, an active volcano located in the middle of the south Atlantic Ocean 1,242 miles (2,000 kilometers) from the nearest land. Tristan da Cunha is Portuguese for __here the fuck are we?!

In the Middle Ages, bloodletting was often performed by barbers, which is why the traditional barber__ pole__ike the bloody towels that once hung outside barber shops__s colored red and white.