Hundreds Gather to Watch Masked Man Eat an Entire Jar of Cheeseballs in New York City
After plastering the whole of Manhattan with fliers for several months, a mystery man known as Cheeseball Man gathered a crowd of hundreds to watch him eat a whole tub of cheeseballs. Meet Cheeseball Man, the superhero New Yorkers never knew they needed. His superpower? Mesmerizing crowds with his insatiable craving for cheeseballs. It all […]
Man Risks Spending Over Two Years in Prison for Posting Negative Restaurant Reviews Online
A UK man was recently arrested in Thailand for allegedly causing damage to a Phuket restaurant by posting a number of 1-star reviews online following an altercation with the restaurant owner. The 21-year-old British national was arrested in Thailand earlier this month when police showed up at his apartment in Bangkok, but the incident that […]
Godzilla, Thailand’s Fattest Macaque, Dies Due to Obesity-Related Illness
A morbidly obese macaque named Godzilla who gorged on treats offered by passers-by in Bangkok, Thailand, succumbed to a myriad of weight-related illnesses at the tender age of six. On May 6th, Godzilla breathed his last breath at the Crystal Pet Hospital in Bangkok as his master held its tiny hand in his. However, the […]
Woman Avoids Prison Time for Repeatedly Lacing Husband’s Coffee with Bleach
An Arizona woman was recently sentenced to three years probation for trying to poison her husband by mixing bleach in his morning coffee. Melody Felicano Johnson was initially charged with attempted first-degree murder but ended up pleading guilty to two counts of the lesser felony charge of adding poison or a harmful substance to food […]
Woman Lives in Supermarket Rooftop Sign for a Year without Anyone Noticing
A homeless Michigan woman was found living in the rooftop sign of a Family Fare supermarket in Midland. She had been staying there for about a year without anyone noticing her. The 34-year-old unnamed woman was found living inside the business sign when contractors curious about an extension cord on the roof of the Family […]
Woman Claims She Hasn’t Eaten or Drunk Anything in Over 16 Years
Muluwork Ambaw, a 26-year-old woman from Ethiopia, claims to have gone the last 16 years of her life without eating or drinking anything. Most people can hardly last a few hours without munching on something, but Muluwork Ambaw insists that she shunned food forever one day when she was only 10 years old, after her […]
The World’s Longest Straight Road Pierces a Desert for 149 Miles without a Single Bend
A 149-mile-long stretch of highway connecting two towns in Saudi Arabia holds the title of the world’s longest straight road. Saudi Arabia’s Highway 10 stretches 916 miles (1,474 km), connecting the town of Al Darb, in the southwest, to Al Batha, in the east. It’s quite a busy road, most traversed by trucks shipping goods […]
Camel Riding Popularity Inspires Special Camel Traffic Lights in the Middle of the Desert
During the month of May, camel riding is such a popular pastime at the Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Spring scenic spots in China’s Kumtag Desert that local authorities use camel traffic lights to avoid traffic jams. One of the last things you would expect to find in the middle of a desert is a functional […]
Ox Horn – Huawei’s Newest R&D Complex in China Looks Bizarrely European
Ox Horn, a sprawling research and development complex built by Huawei in Shenzen, China, features 12 towns and 100 separate buildings, all inspired by European architecture. If someone were to be teleported in the middle of Ox Horn and made to guess where they were, China would probably be at the bottom of their answer […]
Restaurant Sparks Controversy for Serving Alien-Looking Raw Octopus Eggs
A Japanese food restaurant in Singapore recently attracted criticism online for serving a bizarre-looking dish consisting of a raw octopus egg sack. Known as tako tamago, the strange dish that landed Singapore restaurant Koji in hot water with social media users isn’t the most appetizing food we’ve ever featured on Oddity Central. It’s basically a […]
Man Shocked to Learn That His Wife of 12 Day Is Actually a Man
A young Indonesian man recently got the shock of his life after learning that his wife of 12 days was actually a man disguised as a woman. Earlier this week, Indonesian media reported the strange case of a 26-year-old man referred to only by his initials, AK, who ended up calling the police after finding […]
Costa Rica’s Cave of Death Is Lethal to Any Creature That Enters It
The Recreo Verde tourist complex in Venecia de San Carlos, Costa Rica, is home to a tiny mountain cavern that has come to be known as The Cave of Death due to its ability to kill any creature that enters it. Located on the edge of the Poas Volcano, la Cueva de la Muerte is […]
Mistress Uses Frozen Embryos to Conceive Dead Lover’s Child, Sues His Family for Inheritance
A Chinese woman who had an affair with a married businessman who died in a car accident used frozen embryos to conceive a child she claimed was his and then sued his family for inheritance. In a case that sparked a heated debate in China, a Guangdong woman surnamed Leng sued her deceased lover’s wife […]
Man Disguises Himself as Blonde Woman to Avoid Arrest, Fails
A 33-year-old Florida man suspected of stealing a boat was recently arrested while trying to avoid police by wearing a blonde wig, a dress, and oversized sunglasses. Joshua Kolotka was arrested last Wednesday in the Florida Heartland by police officers investigating a boat theft at the Old Caloosa Lodge area in Lakeport. While canvassing the […]
‘Milipede River’ Spotted in Taiwan Will Make Your Skin Crawl
A slow-moving river of millipedes crawling on the ground in unison was recently spotted in a mountainous area of Taiwan and the video of it is enough to make your skin crawl. On April 27th, tourists visiting Hsüeh-Pa National Park in central Taiwan witnessed an unusual phenomenon that local guides have never seen before. While […]