Guy Turns His Mohawk Hairdo into an Artistic Advertising Billboard
By design, the “Mohawk” hairdo is really hard to miss, but someone found a way to actually make it even more of an attention grabber. Florida native Mohawk Gaz uses spray paint to turn his head into a truly unmissable advertising billboards for friends and businesses. 31-year-old Mohawk Gaz – real name Gasmy Joseph – from Pompano Beach, Florida, […]
Awe-Inspiring Pixelated Portraits Made from Paint-Injected Bubble Wrap
Canadian artist Bradley Hart creates pixelated photo-realistic images by injecting bubble wrap with acrylic paint. The process it’s considerably more complicated and time-consuming than it sounds, but the end result is simply mind-blowing. Pixelated portraits are nothing new. In the years since I started Oddity Central I’ve seen this kind of artworks created with everything from thousands […]
Ukrainian Spider-Man Performing Vertigo-Inducing Stunts Claims Fear Does Not Exist
26-year-old Mustang Wanted (not his real name, obviously) got the nickname “real-life Spider-Man” after he spent the last decade climbing atop some of the highest structures in the former USSR, and taking unbelievable photos of himself dangling on one hand or tiptoeing on metal rails. Ever since he was just a child, Mustang Wanted had a taste […]
Fire Facials – Setting Your Face on Fire in the Name of Beauty
Women have always had to endure a certain amount of pain to make themselves beautiful. But how far is actually considered too far? Apparently, there isn’t a limit to what Chinese women would do to look good, even if it means setting themselves on fire. The photograph below shows a woman with a thick yellow […]
Japanese Dude Needs Your Help to Travel the World and Take Photos of Beautiful Women
Kei Akatsu is a Japanese student who wants to travel the world and take photos of beautiful women for his Beauties World Map project. But he needs your help to do it. Traveling isn’t cheap, so he’s turned to an online crowd funding service to fulfill his dream. The Tokyo University of Science student spent half a […]
Private Zoo Owner Plans to Spend a Year Living with Lions
Alexander Pylyshenko, the owner of a private zoo in the Zaporozhye region of Ukraine, has announced he plans to spend a year caged with two full-grown lions, in order to raise funds for a proper care center for big cats. If this story sounds familiar to you, it’s probably because this wouldn’t be Alexander Pylyshenko first such […]
Meet the German Family Who Lives without (Almost) Any Money
29-year-old Rafael Fellmer and his family lead a very frugal lifestyle, one that requires them to spend almost no money at all. They get their food from organic supermarket dumpsters, “pay” their rent by doing all kinds of chores around the house and use a barter system to get the things they need. They only […]
Meet Tommy Edison, the Blind Film Critic
Being blind doesn’t stop Tommy Edison from doing the things he really wants to do. Like working as a traffic reporter for a Connecticut radio station, taking photographs, or critiquing movies – things that normally require a reasonably good eye sight. He also runs a great website where he puts up his reviews and talks […]
Sleep as a Hobo at Sweden’s Homeless Experience Hotel
It costs money to be homeless in Sweden. Well, only for a night though, at the Faktum Hotels. Located in Gothenburg, the hotel has no rooms but instead offers the complete homeless experience. Once you make a booking online, the hotel will lead you to a pre-determined place where the real homeless might spend their […]
Artist Turns Adorable Teddy Bears into Creepy Zombies
Nothing seems to escape the zombie epidemic sweeping the planet; not even fluffy teddy-bears. English artist Phillip Blackman uses zombie-flick special effects makeup to turn the lovable toys into creepy undead that will keep you awake at night. 45-year-old Phillip Blackman, from Suffolk, England, says the idea for his zombified teddy-bears was born from a […]
Die-Hard Fan Covers Her Body in Twilight-Related Tattoos
Remember Cathy Ward, the woman who made the news back in 2011 for getting a full-back Twilight tattoo honoring the popular vampire movie which had helped her lose weight? Well, the avid fan of the Twilight trilogy didn’t stop there, and now her upper body is almost completely covered with Twilight tattoos. 51-year-old Cathy Ward, […]
Women-Only Sleeping Cafe Opens in Tokyo
Power naps – those short periods of sleep during the day – have been known to boost brain activity and increase productivity at the work place. Now a sleeping cafe in Tokyo’s Akasaka business district is offering hard-working Japanese women the chance to enjoy the benefits of the power nap, for a fee. Stress and fatigue […]
The Fascinating Wooden World of Livio De Marchi
Venetian artist Livio De Marchi is like a real-life Gepetto. Except, he doesn’t need a fairy god mother for his works to come alive. De Marchi’s works of art are so life-like, sometimes it’s hard to tell they’re made of wood. The tools that De Marchi works with are fairly simple – a hundred varieties […]
Japanese Company Offers Valentine’s Day Insurance for the Lonely
Valentine’s Day, the most romantic celebration of the year, is fast approaching, and while some people can’t wait to declare their love and shower their partners with gifts, flowers and chocolate, for others it’s just a day of painful loneliness. However, Japanese bachelors no longer have to worry about being the only ones at the […]
French Haunted House Auctioned Off on eBay for Just 1 Euro
A listing on the French version of eBay recently went viral after being picked up by major news outlets. Apparently, someone is selling a haunted house in Arbresle, Rhône-Alpes region, for just 1 euro. It’s true that the place doesn’t look like much, if the photos are anything to go by, but still 1 euro for […]