Italian City Drives Its Tourists Up the Wall
Climbing buildings has become a tradition for the Italian city of Sondrio. For several years now, passionate climbers have been gathering here to take part in the now famous Sondrio Street Climbing festival. This year, the event has managed to bring together around 200 professional climbers from all over the world, all eager to start climbing […]
World’s Most Expensive Christmas Ornament
I don’t know if the guys at the Emirates palace Hotel are still looking for stuff to hang in the world’s most expensive Christmas tree, but just in case they are, here is the world’s most expensive Christmas ornament . This particular Christmas decoration features 1,578 diamonds encrusted in 18 carat gold and has two […]
Christmas Tree Made Out Of 80,000 Plastic Spoons
A team of young Taiwanese students as created an impressive Christmas tree out of 80,000 plastic spoons, in Taichung city. In their quest to deliver a message about the environment, this Christmas, a team of six students from Taiwan’s Transworld University have created a unique Christmas tree out of 80,000 plastic spoons. The young environmentalists […]
Dog Gives Birth to Seventeen Puppies
A dog in Germany gained it’s celebrity after giving birth to 17 puppies. Both the owners and the vet were thrilled and amazed by this “numerous” surprise, especially since all the puppies were born naturally, without a cesarean being necessary, and although the birth took almost 26 hours, all puppies have survived and are in […]
Mind-Blowing Embroidered Portraits by Daniel Kornrumpf
We’ve featured some truly magnificent pieces of embroidery on Oddity Central, but Daniel Kornrumpf’s intricate portrait are simply breathtaking. A true master with the needle, Philadelphia-based artist Daniel Kornrumpf creates extraordinary embroidered portraits that look a lot like real paintings. Even more surprising is the size of these amazing artworks. While they may look like […]
Hello Kitty Painting Auctioned Off for $1.25 Million
If there was one field that I thought was safe from Hello Kitty mania, it was painting. But all my hopes were shattered when I stumbled across this $1.25 million artwork of the famous Japanese icon. That’s right boys and girls, a painting of your favorite kitty is being auctioned off on eBay for the […]