All oddities
Sports Car with Body Made Out of 328,000 LEGO Pieces Sets New Speed Record
LEGO recently set a new world record for the fastest drivable LEGO car, taking a Koenigsegg Sadair’s Spear made of 327,906 LEGO elements to a whopping 111 km/h (69 mph).
Russian Motorists Fight Fuel Shortages with Pills That Allegedly Lower Fuel Consumption
Faced with skyrocketing fuel prices, Russian motorists are turning to shady ‘fuel tabs’ to improve consumption and lower fuel costs.
Austrian Farmer Spends Three Years Creating Chain Mail to Protect Sheep from Wolves
An Austrian inventor reportedly spent three years perfecting a “chain mail” for sheep that he claims protects the defenseless animals from wolf attacks.
Russian Shopping Center to Open the World’s First Indoor Fishing Pond
Moscow’s Gagarinsky Shopping Center has announced plans to open the world’s indoor fishing pond this year, to entertain visitors.
Award-Winning Fried Chicken Restaurant Hasn’t Replaced Its Cooking Oil in 66 Years
Wakatori, an award-winning fried chicken restaurant in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, claims that the secret to its success is frying oil that hasn’t been changed in 66 years.
Robot Beggars on China’s Streets Suggests No One Is Safe from the AI Revolution
A number of advanced humanoid robots have been spotted begging on the streets of several Chinese cities with signs that read things like “Please pay my electricity bill”.
Indian Ascetic Monk Hasn’t Sat Down in Five Years, Has the Swollen Legs to Prove It
Daulat Giri Ji Maharaj is an ascetic monk who has been standing continuously for five years after vowing not to sit or lie down for 12 years.
The Pyramid of Kunshan – A Unique Pyramid-Shaped Apartment Building
The Pyramid of Kunshan is a unique residential building in the Chinese city of Kunshan, famous for its unusual, pyramid-like shape.
12 -Year-Old Girl Fakes Her Own Kidnapping to Extort Money from Parents
A 12-year-old girl who had been reported as kidnapped by her desperate parents turned out to have faked the crime to extort her own family.
Mold-Aged Tuna – A “Furry” Japanese Delicacy
Mold-aged tuna is one of Japan’s rarest and most controversial culinary delights, involving the dry-aging of bluefin tuna under a thick layer of furry mold.
Woman Allegedly Develops Pancreatitis by Starving Herself for 6 Days, Binge Eating on the 7th
A 25-year-old woman was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis due to an extreme dieting regimen where she hardly ate anything for six days a week and binged on the seventh.
The World’s Thinnest Chocolate Is Just 0.03 Millimeters Thick
Created by Japanese confectioner Matte, Corteccia is a unique dessert that consists of a rolled sheet of chocolate only 0.03 millimeters thick.