The Stories Behind These Abandoned Islands Will Freak You Out

Fort Carroll Island, Maryland

Though built to protect Baltimore during the Civil War, it was not completed in time.

A chameleon's tongue is twice as long as its body.
A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time.
The Japanese created a smoke alarm for those who can't hear, which pumps super-spicy wasabi mist into the air to alert them.
Indians read the most out of any nationality.