People Actually Pay to Travel to Hell on Earth
Trying to discover a “cool”, out-of-this-world spot for your next vacation? If you think you’ve seen it all, think again, because the Danakil Desert, in Ethiopia will blow you mind. Toxic gases, violent vulcanos, sulphurous lakes, fiery air temperatures make this place what many would call hell on Earth. Although it’s among the most inhospitable […]
Christmas Tree Built Out of Mountain Dew Cans
If you’re looking for an original way of recycling your old soda and beer cans, a nice Christmas tree is probably your best bet. You can use this Mountain Dew can tree, as motivation. Back in 2006, a group of Mountain Dew drinkers decided to put their drinking to good use, for a change. It […]
Border Collie Chaser Learns the Names of 1,022 Toys
This news probably wouldn’t be that impressive if it was about a parrot, although I’ve never heard of one that knew the names of over 1,000 toys. And as smart as some people would like to think their dogs are, no one would expect a canine to know this much. Chaser, a 6-year-old border collie, […]
Mister Christmas Makes Plans to Marry His Christmas Tree
Andy Park, also known as “Mr. Christmas” recently stated he wants to marry his beloved Christmas tree and is currently looking for a priest wiling to perform the ceremony. 47-year-old Andy Park loves Christmas more than anyone else in the world, and has proven it every day for the last 17 years. Starting in 1993, […]
Chinese Artist Creates Edible Model of Shanghai
Song Dong, one of China’s leading contemporary artist has almost completed a miniature replica of Shanghai City, made out of various sweets. Song apparently has a thing for recreating major cities out of food, as this is the seventh project in his “Eating the City” series, which includes sweet replicas of Barcelona or London. Working […]
“Punch Me Panda” Is a Modern Day Solution To Stress
“I knew people were angry. I knew people want to punch things, because I want to punch things,” that is how Nate Hill, 33, explains his crazy idea of dressing up as a panda and encouraging passers-by to hit him. Believe it or not, Hill actually thought of becoming a human punching bag as a […]
Meet the Real Life Tom and Jerry
If you are a big fan of Tom and Jerry, like me, you will most certainly fall in love with this real life version of the famous duo. It might look like it, but 51-year-old Carolyne Brading didn’t use a cat and mouse as decorations for the Christmas tree. Bumble, her 14-month-old cat, got tangled […]
Bugarach – The French Village That Will Survive 2012 Armageddon
Armageddon, the end of the world predicted by the ancient Maya for December 2012, is a very popular subject these days. In fact, it’s so popular that places considered sacred and safe have become the target of many esoteric outsiders. This is also the case of Bugarach, a peaceful French farming village, located on one […]
Japanese Researchers Create Tweeting Mouse
In a genetically engineered experiment, Japanese scientists at the University of Osaka have created a mouse that tweets like a bird. After crossbreeding genetically altered mice for some time, to see what would happen, they apparently got their first interesting result, by mistake. Researcher Arikuni Uchimura said they were expecting physical mutations, but definitely not […]
Christmas Excitement Causes Girl’s Heart To Stop
Christmas is a time for parents to be happy for their children’s excitement. But this doesn’t apply to Ray and Tina Cleveland, as their daughter Holly is suffering from a rare disease that causes her heart to stop and leaves her breathless for about 30 seconds, when she gets over excited. This is two-year-old Holly’s […]
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 […]