Vietnamese Self-Taught Artist Paints with Chicken Feathers
Dinh Thong created his first chicken-feather painting right after finishing high-school, over three decades ago. He has dedicated his entire life to the unique art form, but has been unable to advertise his talents properly due to lack of funds. Born and raised in the ancient city of Hoi An, Vietnamese artisan Dinh Thong has […]
Meet Asha Mandela, the Black Rapunzel Who Has the World’s Longest Dreadlocks
50-year-old Asha Zulu Mandela started growing her lovely dreadlocks 25 years ago, after moving from Trinidad Tobago to New York. Today she is known as “the Black Rapunzel” and holds the record for the world’s longest locks, which measure 19 feet, 6 inches long. Soon after she settled in Brooklyn, New York, Asha Mandela started working […]
Blind and Disabled Biker Sets New Motorcycle Speed Record
Eleven years ago, Scottish biker Stuart Gunn was involved in a horrific accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down. Seven years later, following a seizure caused by the same accident, he lost his sight. Last Saturday, he became the fastest blind man on a motorcycle, after after hitting 167.1mph. In 2002, Stuart Gunn was […]
Man Spends 50 Years Hand-Painting 2,000-Foot Map of Imaginary World
Fifty years ago, Jerry Gretzinger started painting a map of a world that existed only in his imagination. It began as a doodle, but since that first day, he has been adding a new hand-drawn panel to his map every day. Today the masterpiece known as Jerry’s Map numbers 2,600 different unique panels that cover 2,000 […]
Solo Per Due – World’s Smallest Restaurant Only Seats Two People at a Time
If you’re searching for the most private restaurant dining experience possible, look no further than Solo Per Due, a small ristorante in Vacone, Italy, that only features one table and two chairs. Aptly named “Solo Per Due”, Italian for “just for two”, the world’s smallest restaurant only accepts two people at a time. This unique […]
Bizarre Anti-Cheating Paper Hats Spark Controversy in Thailand
A photo showing students of a renowned Bangkok university wearing strange headgear complete with side flaps to thwart cheating during a midterm exam caused quite a stir after it was uploaded to Facebook as a joke. Teachers at Kasetsart University in Thailand have recently come under fire for making their students wear horse blinder-like devices made of […]
Talented Young Artist Paints with Used Coffee Grounds
21-year-old Vincent Francisco Navarro, from Baguio City, Philippines, is an emerging visual artist who uses ground coffee as the main medium of his art. He collects used coffee grounds and recycles them as paint, thus giving the waste product new value and purpose through aesthetics. The city of Baguio produces around 300 tons of garbage every […]
The Tapeworm Diet – Ingesting Dangerous Parasites to Lose Weight
The things people will do to shed a few unwanted pounds. A woman from Iowa has reportedly swallowed a tapeworm she bought from the internet in order to drop a few pounds, thus proving the tapeworm diet is more than a myth. You can buy a lot of crazy things online these days, and apparently […]
For Sale: One-of-a-Kind Car COMPLETELY Covered in Canadian Bison Leather
We’ve featured some outrageous cars on Oddity Central in the past, but this one definitely takes the cake. An automotive enthusiast from Moscow, Russia is selling a unique hot rod that is completely covered in Canadian wood bison leather. And by “completely” I mean interior, exterior and even the engine… According to the ad posted […]
Each Line One Breath – Artist Creates Meditative Drawings One Line at a Time
Each Line One Breath is a collection of morphogenetic freehand drawings by Netherlands-based artist John Franzen. He creates textured artworks reminiscent of wrinkled fabric or water ripples by drawing hundreds of lines from the top of a paper canvas all the way to the bottom. The process of creating a morphogenetic freehand drawing is a very […]
Relaxing Pillows Shaped Like a Woman’s Lap Gain Popularity in Japan
Designed to replicate the relaxing experience of resting your head on a woman’s lap, the Himazakura Lap Pillow is still very popular in Japan, years after it was launched. On the popular online store Japan Trend Shop, the Himazakura Lap Pillow is described as” soft and elastic to the touch, and perfectly suited to lying your head […]
Awesome Upside-Down Car Turns Driving Literally on Its Head
Jeff Bloch, a.k.a. Speedycop, is an American race-car enthusiast who likes to create all sorts of crazy contraptions for the popular 24-hour LeMons Race. His latest achievement – an upside-down vehicle he describes as “a frightening fusion of a wretched 1990 Ford Festiva and a horrible 1999 Chevy Camaro, with a not-so-subtle twist”. Just two […]
Indonesian Villagers Beat Each Other with Rattan Brooms in the Name of Brotherhood and Friendship
Every year, a week after the end of Ramadan, the Indonesian villages of Morella and Mamala hold Pukul Sapu, a unique ritual that has men from the two villages beating each other across their bare backs with rattan broomsticks. There’s nothing like a good beating to strengthen the bond between members of a community, at according to […]
Israeli Women Convert Old Public Transportation Bus into Beautiful Living Space
Two women from Even Yehuda, Israel, seem to have found a practical solution to the country’s growing housing problem. They have taken a beat-down public transportation bus and turned it into a luxury home anyone would be lucky to live in. Tali Shaul, a psychotherapist, and Hagit Morevski, an ecological pond water treatment specialist, became friends […]
American Family Build Doomsday Castle to Survive the Apocalypse
Brent Sr. believes the apocalypse will be triggered by a strong electromagnetic pulse, or an EMP, that will take out the entire power grid, plunging mankind back into the Dark Ages. To prepare for the inevitable, he and his family are building a fortified castle complete with a drawbridge, portcullis and an underground bunker. Atop a […]