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* Singapore's Sentosa Island was formerly known as "Pulau Blakang Mati", literally translated as "Island Behind Death". This has been interpreted as "Island Beyond Death" by some.
* Singapore's Sentosa Island was formerly known as "Pulau Blakang Mati", literally translated as "Island Behind Death". This has been interpreted as "Island Beyond Death" by some.
** And then there's "Pulau Hantu", which is quite simply "Ghost Island".
** And then there's "Pulau Hantu", which is quite simply "Ghost Island".
* [http://tn-roots.com/tngibson/towns/Skullbone/skullbonia.htm Skullbone, Tennessee.] Apparently so named because it was the meeting place of the local 19th-century [[Fight Club]].
* [http://tn-roots.com/tngibson/towns/Skullbone/skullbonia.htm Skullbone, Tennessee.] Apparently so named because it was the meeting place of the local 19th-century Fight Club.
* The part of the East River in New York City called Hell Gate.
* The part of the East River in New York City called Hell Gate.
* Apparently around 1230 CE there was an English street named [http://skepticalhumanities.com/2011/01/18/chaucers-cunt/ Gropecuntelane]. Some sort of red-light district perhaps?
* Apparently around 1230 CE there was an English street named [http://skepticalhumanities.com/2011/01/18/chaucers-cunt/ Gropecuntelane]. Some sort of red-light district perhaps?
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