Italian Artist Turns His Palm into Mind-boggling Optical Illusions
These highly realistic three-dimensional paintings are the handiwork of Italian artist Luca Luce. He’s a makeup artist by profession, but he uses his extensive knowledge of colors and shading to create surreal optical illusions on his own palm. Luca is an ace at clever shadow placement and photorealistic drawing. He brings these two aspects into […]
Donutopia – A $100 Donut That Takes 5 Hours to Make
Paying $100 for a donut seems crazy, but Donutopia is no ordinary confectionery, it’s a culinary masterpiece covered in 24-karat gold flakes and edible sugar diamonds. These treats are made with the finest ingredients, including $39 Bling H2O water. “Each one takes three to five hours to make,” says Jeanne Kaminski, co-owner of Dolicious Donuts in […]
Guy Wins French-Language Scrabble Championship, Doesn’t Even Speak French
Nigel Richards is a beast when it comes to the game of Scrabble. He’s so good that he recently won the French Language Scrabble Championship without even speaking the language. ‘ “He doesn’t speak any French at all – he just learned the words,” Nigel’s friend Liz Fagerlund told the media. “He won’t know what […]
Introducing the Dausage, a Sausage Filled with Fruit Jam
If you love odd culinary combinations, then the ‘dausage’ is just the thing for you. The half-donut, half-sausage is a savory-sweet mash-up of pork or beef and jam or custard, invented by web developer and food lover Liam Bennett. “I was inspired to invent the dausage by the success of the cronut and the duffin,” the […]
This Woman Lets Self-Proclaimed Vampires Suck Her Blood
28-year-old Blut Katzchen, from Shreveport, Louisiana, recently made a shocking revelation – she allows self-proclaimed vampires to suck blood directly from her body! There’s actually a term for people like Blut – they’re called ‘black swans’. Blut herself revealed that she’s been “entranced” with the whole vampire culture since she was very young. “I found […]
Eccentric Man Builds Giant “Chicken Church” in the Middle of Indonesian Jungle
Buried deep inside the Indonesian jungle is a very odd structure, shaped like a giant chicken. The long abandoned construction, locally known as Gereja Ayam (Chicken Church), is a popular tourist attraction in the hills of Magelang, Central Java. Word on the internet is this strange construction was designed to be a church, but according […]
For Some Reason, These Guys Have Been Eating Chipotle for Over 100 Days Straight
Lots of people love Chipotle, but how many eat there every single day? According to recent news reports at least two. Mark Rantal and Andrew Hawryluk have been at the popular Mexican grill for over 100 days straight! Rantal, 30, who has been eating at the restaurant for 108 days now, said he got into the practice by accident. […]
Chinese Company Unveils Fully-Functional 3D-Printed Villas That Can Be Assembled in Three Hours
3D-printed homes aren’t exactly new, but the rapid progress made in this new industry never cease to amaze us here at Oddity Central. Earlier this year we wrote about a Chinese company that used a specially designed 3D printer to create large ec0-friendly housing in record time. Another construction company has now perfected the process, making […]
Kidney Valley – The Nepalese Village Where Almost Everyone Has Sold One of Their Kidneys
Believe it or not, the villagers of Hokse, Nepal, are so poor that they’re forced to sell their own organs in order to make ends meet. The practice is so common there that the place has been nicknamed ‘Kidney Village’. Organ brokers regularly visit the village and its surrounding areas and convince cash-strapped locals to […]
The Internet Is Going Crazy over “Sea Bunnies”, Marine Snails with Cute Rabbit Ears
Slugs are not what you’d normally call “cute” creatures, but the Jorunna Parva species is an exception. These marine slugs bear a striking resemblance to small rabbits, which has recently earned them the nickname ‘sea bunnies’. Jorunna parva slugs were discovered by Japanese malacologist Kikutaro Baba in 1938, but the rest of the world has […]
Colombians Celebrate Iconic Jeeps by Loading Them with Everything They Can Get Their Hands On
The Yipao is a unique annual tradition in Colombia’s Coffee Triangle dedicated to the Willys Jeeps, the iconic American car the locals have been relying on since the 1940s. For the people of Quindío district, Jeeps have been a source of livelihood and a significant part of daily life since the 1940s. The unpaved roads of the […]
Doctors Save Man’s Severed Hand by Attaching it to His Leg
Chinese surgeons recently performed a bizarre surgery in order to save a man’s severed hand. They grafted it on to his ankle for a month, before reattaching it to his arm! The innovative surgery was carried out on factory worker Zhou, from Changsha, China’s Hunan province. Zhou’s left hand was accidentally severed from his arm […]
Artist Hand-Carves Sheets of Paper to Create Photo-Realistic Celebrity Portraits
Armed with an X-acto knife and a pair of tweezers, Korean artist Yoo Hyun carves intricate, highly realistic portraits of celebrities. His paper-cut portraits look like abstract designs from up-close, but at a distance, the thin slits reveal the faces of movie stars, world leaders, and musicians. Hyun’s signature style consists of zig-zag patterns, but […]
Meet Tatiana Tuzova, a Russian Real-Life Barbie Doll
A Russian woman is making headlines for her incredibly plastic life, modeled after the popular Barbie doll. Her bizarre life has earned her lots of nicknames on social media, including ‘Living Barbie’, ‘Real Doll’ and ‘Pink Lover’. Looking at 28-year-old Tatiana Tuzova, it’s easy to see why people consider her to be a real-life Barbie – she’s as impossibly […]
Introducing the Bloxers – Boxers That Hide Your Erection in Public
I can think of few things more embarrassing for a man than getting an erection in public with no real way to conceal it. Luckily, with Bloxers, that doesn’t have to be a problem anymore. From the outside, ‘Bloxers’ look just like regular boxers, but with the ability to ‘block’ an erection from public view. The […]