Artist Paints Incredibly Realistic Portraits on His Palms, Then Stamps Them on Paper
California-based Russell Powell is without a doubt one of the most talented and original artists we have ever featured on Oddity Central. The young artist is able to paint incredibly detailed portraits on the palm of his left hand, before stamping it on a paper canvas to create a permanent imprint of the artwork. Powell […]
Architecture Graduate Builds His Office Out of 8,500 Beer Bottles
Li Rongjun, an aspiring architect from China, has built himself an spectacular office. In a bid to showcase his mad construction skills, he’s used 8,500 beer bottles to make the entire upper floor of a two-storey building! The 300-square foot office, located in Chongqing city, consists of 40 layers of bottles that Li and his […]
Deep Springs College – An Exclusive All-Male College in the Middle of a California Desert
One of the most exclusive colleges in the world is located bang in the middle of the remote high California desert. The institution accepts only 12 male students a year, and believe it or not, it consistently tops Harvard’s yield rate! Deep Springs College, founded in 1917, is unusual in every imaginable way. It has […]
Spanish Town That Runs on Twitter Shows Off the Power of Social Media
Twitter, along with countless other social media websites, is often viewed as a productivity killer. But a small town in Spain has actually been using the platform to improve communication between authorities and the people. In fact, Twitter is so important to the people of Jun that they actually built a monument of the iconic ‘blue […]
Down Cafe – A Turkish Cafe That Only Employs Workers with Down Syndrome
A café in Istanbul is making headlines for exclusively hiring people with Down syndrome. The aptly named ‘Down Café’ employs staff between the ages of 18 and 25, and aims to empower them with self-confidence and independence. Saruhan Singen, who founded the café in the Sisli district of Istanbul, said that he was inspired by […]
Guy Tries Wearing High Heels for a Day to Prove Women Are Whiners, Fails Misearbly
Sick of listening to women constantly complain about having to wear high heels, one man challenged himself to wear high heels for a whole day to prove “that girls are huge complainers.” It didn’t go exactly as he planned… As any woman will tell you, high heels can make your legs look sexy, but wearing them […]
Father-Son Duo Create the Most Amazing Pancake Artworks
Edible pancake art is nothing new, but we have yet to see anything as detailed as the masterpieces of Tiger Tomato, a father son duo who shot to fame on the internet after posting their colored batter creations on YouTube. Looking at their awe-inspiring pancakes, it’s hard to believe Tiger Tomato have only been at […]
Owners Forced Out of Newly-Bought Million-Dollar Home by Creepy Letters from “The Watcher”
The otherwise quiet town of Westfield, New Jersey, has become the focus of international media attention, after a family was reportedly forced out of their home by a series of bone-chilling letters from a stalker who calls himself “The Watcher”. Derek and Maria Broaddus bought the six-bedroom, 4,000-square-foot turn-of-the century home for $1.3 million, in June […]