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1. Japan’s City Of Gas Masks

In one of the creepiest examples of humans willingly living out a possible fatal science experiment for a yearly paycheck, residents of Japan's Miyakjima are required by law to carry gas masks with them at all times, in case the sulphuric fumes spouting from the nearby volcano prove too toxic for them to breathe. Scientists are conducting experiments about the effects of constant sulphuric gas exposure on a stable population. People go about their daily lives, all while living in the shadow of an active volcano. Despite being mere miles from one of the most densely populated areas globally, tourists are conspicuously absent from Miyakejima.