New World’s Most Expensive Dessert Costs $34,000
Chef Marc Guibert at Lindeth Howe Country House Hotel in Windermere, Cumbria has created the world’s most expensive dessert– a pudding worth an astonishing $34,000. I have a sweet tooth and I rarely find the power to resist a good dessert, but I’m really not the kind of guy who splurges thousands of dollars on […]
Nothing Says “I Love You” Like a Creepy 3D Mask of Your Face
Just in case you’ve always wanted a gift that would creep the heck out of your family and friends, but you never really found it, I’m here to tell you your wish has come true. A Japanese company is making incredibly detailed 3D replicas of human faces and selling them as gifts. REAL-f is a […]
Zaira Pulido’s Human Hair Embroideries
Zaira Pulido is a Colombian artist who uses long strands of human hair instead of thread to create embroidered works of art. Bogota-based Zaira Pulido has been asking every one of her friends and people she’s into for strands of their hair to use in a series of embroidered artworks. She uses the human hair […]
Indian Artist Makes Detailed Model of the Taj Mahal from Matchsticks
It takes a great deal of skill and patience to create even the simplest matchstick model, but a detailed structure like the famous Taj Mahal seems almost impossible to recreate using the tiny sticks of wood. But Indian artist Shaikh Salimbhai challenged himself to create an almost identical model of the iconic structure using only wooden […]
Artist Plans to Give Birth in Art Gallery, in Front of an Audience
Brooklyn performance artist Marni Kotak plans to have her baby in an art gallery, before an audience, during a performance she hopes will convince people “that human life itself is the most profound work of art, and that therefore giving birth, the greatest expression of life, is the highest form of art.” Entitled “The Birth […]
Japanese Artist Paints Incredible Portraits on iPod Touch and iPad
Japanese artist Seikou Yamaoka uses a $2.99 application called ArtStudio, and his fingertips to create incredible-looking portraits on his iPod Touch and iPad. And he does it all during a long train commute. It’s amazing what some people can do with their hands, but Seikou Yamaoka’s work is even more impressive considering he only uses his […]
The Wedding House – World’s Smallest Five-Star Hotel
At 2.5 meters wide and with just 53 square meters of floor space, the Eh Häusel (Wedding House) in Amberg, Germany is the world’s smallest hotel, and a five-star one at that. From the outside, the Eh Häusel looks like it’s been pushed into the narrow space between two neighboring buildings, but it’s the interior that’s […]
Coolest Finds of the Week #12
Seven Skateboarding Animals (Environmental Graffiti) Obama Fried Chicken Restaurant Opens in China (China Digital Times) Pizza Vending Machine to Be Released in New York (Youtube) 100-Year-Old Pensioner Requests Male Stripper for Her Birthday (Mirror.co.uk) Dog Is Afraid of Julia Roberts (Youtube) Daredevils Enjoy Jacuzzi from 500ft High Bridge (SWNS) 10 Tallest Sand Dunes on Earth […]
Vietnamese Man Still Sleeps with His Dead Wife
Le Van, the man who made headlines two years ago after it was discovered he had been sleeping with his dead wife for five years, has confirmed he is still sleeping with his beloved, and authorities can’t do anything to stop him. The story about Le Van’s bizarre sleeping habit broke out at the end […]
Finally, Someone Invents a Chewable Licorice Pencil
If you’re sick of picking splinters from between your teeth after chewing dozens of pencils, you’re going to love Cecilia Felli’s newest invention – a licorice pencil called Matitizia. Inspired by people’s habit of chewing on wooden pencils, Italian designer Cecilia Felli has created a truly revolutionary tool that’s not designed to stop them from […]
Restaurant’s Hot Curry-Eating Contest Puts Two People in the Hospital
Eating hot curry is definitely not as fun as watching other people eat it, and two eating contest participants found that out the hard way after they were rushed to the hospital trying to eat as much Killer Kismot curry as possible. The Kismot Restaurant in Edinburgh, Scotland organizes its world’s hottest chilli eating contest every […]
Superman Fan Undergoes Plastic Surgery to Look Like His Favorite Superhero
Herbert Chavez, a Superman fan from the Philippines, is so obsessed with the Man of Steel that he underwent several plastic surgery procedures just to look like his favorite superhero. According to a video report by Bandila News’ Marie Lozano, 35-year-old Herbert Chavez has dramatically altered his appearance to look more like Superman. Unfortunately, the report […]
French Coffee House Owner Refuses to Sell His Life’s Work – A Story of Courage
Although his is the only standing building in what used to be an old neighborhood of Roubaix, in Northern France, Salah Oudjani refuses to sell the coffee house he has worked in for the last 46 years. The title doesn’t sound like anything special, after all, many people refuse to have their property demolished, at […]
Sweet-Toothed Siblings Make Giant Versions of Their Favorite Treats
Have you ever wondered what a giant Toffifee candy would look like? Well, now you don’t have to, because sweet-loving Laura Parry and her brother David have already made one, as well as several other giant versions of popular English sweets. 23-year-old Laura and her brother David, 20, spend one day each week cooped up […]
Japanese Botaoshi – Arguably the Craziest Sport Ever
Botaoshi is a wacky Japanese sport played by cadets at Japan’s Military Defense Academy, where opposing teams literally fight each other over a wooden pole. Now I’ve seen my share of bizarre sports and games since I started Oddity Central, but Botaoshi (poll-pull-down) definitely takes the cake, and guess what, it’s Japanese. The game, which […]