Khalid Nabi – Not Your Average Cemetery
The Khalid Nabi cemetery, in northern Iran has become a popular attraction for both locals and tourists, because of its strange tombstones shaped as male and female sexual organs. Scientists say the bizarre cemetery is around 1,400 years old, and judging by the number of headstones, it’s the final resting place of at least 600 […]
Real-Life Barbie Suite Is the Ultimate Girls’ Pad
If you’ve always wanted to be like Barbie and live in her pink dream-house, you’re about to get your wish. A hotel in the Italian Alps has opened a series of rooms decorated just like Barbie’s miniature pads. The owners of the Grand Hotel Savoia, at the Cortina ski resort, thought they’d celebrate Barbie’s 50th […]
Sharpie-Painted Car Looks Sharp
A Mazda Miata owner used a number of sharpies to give his favorite car some really cool-looking tattoos. “Mighty” Mike Niemann of Team Miataka Racing spent 22 days and $100 in sharpies giving his 1992 Mazda Miata a radical new look. After carefully drawing the entire thing by hand, he added a clear coat so […]
Just What the World Needed – Hello Kitty Theme park Opens in Tokyo
As if the world didn’t have enough of their annoying icon, Hello Kitty, the Japanese thought they’d open a new theme park as well. If you’re a regular visitor of Oddity Central, you probably already know I’m not the world’s biggest Hello Kitty fan. I’ve featured quite a few strange Hello Kitty stuff, from a […]
Meet the “Smartest” Man in China
With nine educational diplomas under his belt, Zhou Baokuan can definitely claim the title of “smartest man in China.” When it comes to education, we all want the best for our kids, but I think Zhou Baokuan’s parents might have pushed him a little to far, when he was a child. I mean, the man […]
Prince Saint Vladimir – The World’s First and Only Chapel Boat
The Prince Saint Vladimir is basically an old boat converted into a floating church that could make the sacred relics on board accessible to people in remote areas along the Volga River. This isn’t the world’s first floating church, communities living on water have built plenty of them all around the world, but the Prince […]
Bridget Polk – The Rock Lady of New York
Bridget Polk is a New York resident who came to be known as the “Rock Lady”, by fellow New Yorkers who saw her amazing balancing rocks, on the banks of the Hudson River. Polk, a 50-year-old personal assistant from the upper West Side, began experimenting with rock balancing about a year ago. The idea had […]
The Wonderful Can Sculptures of Canstruction 2010
Every year, dozens of teams of architects and engineers compete in creating the most impressive can sculptures for the Canstruction exhibition. This year, 25 teams did their vest to arrange around 100,000 cans of food into detailed sculptures that would ultimately win them the title of Canstruction champions. The intricate works of art are on […]
T’Spookhuys – Probably the World’s Spookiest Restaurant
Known also as the “House of 1,000 Ghosts”, the T’Spookhuys Restaurant was designed to scare the hell out of its customers, with a truly creepy interior design and bizarre menu. Located in the city of Turnhout, Belgium, T’Spookhuys was founded by Karl Hendrix and Bjorn Leys, as a place where people could experience the horrors […]
Ben Wilson’s Tiny Chewing Gum Masterpieces
English urban artist Ben Wilson has made it his mission to make the streets of London more colorful, by painting every piece of old chewing gum he can find on the pavement. Over the last six years, Wilson has been roaming the streets of London, looking for pieces of chewing gum to turn into miniature […]
The Hyperrealistic Paintings of Tom Martin
Tom Martin is a young English artist who makes use of acrylic paint to create the most amazing paintings. Looking at them you could swear they are simple photographs, but in reality they are painstakingly painted by hand. Hyperrealism evolved from the “photorealism” movement of the 1970s, and it’s dedicated to making artworks that are […]
Lily’s Kitchen – A Dogs-Only Restaurant Opens in London
Lily’s Kitchen may not be the world’s first restaurant for dogs, but it’s certainly the coolest one right now. Dogs get to eat for free, have their bellies rubbed and can even listen to a nice story. What more could they ask for? Lily’s Kitchen recently opened on Pimlico Road, in London’s upscale Belgravia neighborhood, […]
Avatar Mosaic Made Out of 4,000 Avatar Blu-Ray Discs
British mosaic artist Laura Hadland has created an impressive Avatar-themed mosaic, as a present for her film-fanatic husband. A few weeks after creating an amazing toast mosaic for her mother-in law, for which she used 9,852 slices of toast, Laura does it again, this time for her beloved husband. Making use of 4,000 Blu-Ray discs, […]
Australian Spider-Man to Spend Three Weeks with Poisonous Spiders
67-year-old Nick Le Souef, also known as the “Australian Spider-Man” is preparing to spend over three weeks in an enclosed space with hundreds of poisonous spiders. Le Souef recently took part in a charity event, and because he was so impressed with the results, he decided to put his talents to the test, for charity. […]
Patriot Dedicates 10 Years to Sculpting Wooden Declaration of Independence
Charlie Kestead, a talented woodworker from Johnstown, USA has spent ten years of his life carving the Declaration of Independence in dark walnut wood. The giant wooden replica of famous document was completed a few months ago, after 10 years of constant labor. Kested would have probably finished it earlier, but a stroke forced him […]