Bird Flies Over 13,500 Km Without Stopping, Sets New Guinness Record
A five-month-old bar-tailed godwit recently smashed the record for long-distance migration after flying 13,560 kilometers non-stop over a period of 11 days. Every autumn, millions of migratory birds take to the sky for a long and perilous journey to escape the coming cold, feed and breed for the next few months. Many of them cover […]
Vietnam’s Famous Gilded House Is an Ode to Gold
An entrepreneur in Can Tho, Vietnam’s fourth-largest city, has been getting a lot of attention for his unique home, which is gilded both inside and out. Mr. Nguyen Van Trung is a Vietnamese businessman who reportedly made his fortune in the real-estate business. After visiting many countries around the world, he decided to return to […]
Math Enthusiasts Spend 24 Hours Solving the 1+1 Mathematical Formula
A couple of Japanese math enthusiasts recently spent 24 hours covering the walls of an entire room with calculations in an attempt to find the ultimate answer to the ‘1+1’ formula. It’s widely regarded as the easiest mathematical formula, but ‘1+1’ isn’t as simple as it appears. Well, at least not to math purists looking […]
Bankrupt Former Millionaire Is Paying $6.4 Million Debt by Selling Sausages on the Street
A bankrupt former millionaire in China has been making news headlines for his plan to pay a debt of 46 million yuan ($6.4 million) by selling grilled sausages at a street food stall. Not too long ago, Tang Jian, a restauranteur in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, was considered one of the most successful businessmen […]
The Craziest Hoodie Ever Made
An up-and-coming fashion brand is selling a Yu–Gi–Oh!-inspired hoodie that lets you become Yugi Muto himself when you zip it all the way up. “Craziest hoodie ever made” is a very bold claim, but it’s the one Unoriginal Ideas is going with for its first – and so far only – creation, a purple hoodie […]
Pheasant Island – A Small Patch of Land That Changes Country Every Six Months
Pheasant Island is a tiny island on the border between Spain and France that alternates ownership status between the two countries every six months. Located on the Bidasoa River, the natural border between Spain and France, Pheasant Island is a deserted patch of land with a rather fascinating history and political status. It might not […]
Hundreds of Sheep Have Been Walking in a Circle Continuously for 12 Days
A herd of sheep in China has been walking in a circle for almost two weeks now, and no one seems to really know why. The bizarre behavior was captured on surveillance video at a sheep farm in northern China’s Inner Mongolia region. In a video released on Wednesday by Chinese state-run news outlet People’s […]
Japanese Food Artist Creates Anime-Inspired Cake Icing Masterpieces
Izumi is a young Japanese food artist who specializes in detailed cake icing artworks inspired by popular manga and anime characters. We’ve featured some incredible cake artists over the last 12 years, from the super-talented Sarah Hardy, who can create edible replicas of just about anything, to Chinese patissier Zhou Yi, whose creations look more […]
Woman Undergoes Surgery on Her Uterus, Wakes Up With No Kidneys
An Indian woman who went into a private clinic to have her uterus surgically removed woke up from the procedure to find that both her kidneys had been stolen. A couple of months ago, we featured the shocking story of an Indian woman who claimed that one of her kidneys had been stolen by her […]
Motorcycle Chariot Racing – An Exhilarating Mix of ‘Ben Hur’ and ‘Mad Max’
Motorcycle chariot racing is a modern take on one of the most popular sports in ancient Greece, Rome, and the Byzantine Empire. We’ve featured our fair share of unusual sports here on Oddity Central, but motorcycle chariot racing is undoubtedly one of our most unique entries. Replacing the horses of old with some real horsepower […]
Man Shocked to Discover He Had Been Living With Bullet Stuck in Neck for 77 Years
A 95-year-old Chinese war veteran recently discovered he had been living for almost eight decades with a bullet lodged in his neck. After suffering a fall from the balcony of his house in Shandong, China, Zhao He didn’t report any symptoms to his worried family. He didn’t feel any pain, but after a while, the […]
Argentinian Drivers Break World Breathalyzer Record Twice in One Year
Argentina is known for a lot of things, from tango to its love of football, but you probably didn’t know that it’s also home to the world’s drunkest drivers. Back in March of this year, Argentinian media reported that a young man in the town of Plottier, Neuquén province, had broken the world breathalyzer record, […]
Lerik – Azerbaijan’s Land of Longevity
Lerik, a mountainous region in southern Azerbaijan, is famous for being home to an unusually high concentration of centenarians. Regions where people tend to live longer than average are known as “blue zones”, and we’ve actually covered a couple of them in the past – Japan’s Okinawa island and Ikaria, Greece’s island of longevity. However, […]
The World’s Smallest Town Has Only Two Streets and Three Rows of Houses
Hum is a picturesque hilltop settlement in Croatia’s Istria region whose main call to fame is being the smallest town in the world. Located in central Istria, approximately a 2.5 hours drive from Croatia’s capital city of Zagreb, the medieval hilltop town of Hum is home to between 20 and 30 people (21 according to […]
Mother Sparks Controversy After Having 9-Year-Old Daughter Undergo Plastic Surgery
A Japanese mother has come under fire for having her 9-year-old daughter undergo double eyelid surgery in order to become more beautiful. In Japan, plastic surgery is legal for anyone under the age of 18, as long as they have the consent of their parents or a legal guardian, and according to a recent report […]