Woman Claims to Have Been Living on Water Alone for the Last 41 Years
A Vietnamese woman claims to have given up solid food over four decades ago and survived on water spiked with a bit of salt, sugar and lemon juice ever since. 63-year-old Ms. Ngon is famous in her native Tan Trach commune, Vietnam’s Long An province, for her very unique diet. For the last 41 years, […]
Company Installs Cameras in Toilet Booths to Monitor Employees’ Toilet Breaks
A Chinese company has come under fire for installing surveillance cameras above the toilet booths so it could monitor employees during their toilet breaks. Toilet use during work hours has been a controversial topic in China for quite a while now. In the past, we’ve written about companies that cut employee salaries for spending too […]
Parents Sue Daughter They Abandoned as Toddler for Not Buying Her Brother an Apartment
A Chinese couple who abandoned their daughter when she was only a toddler, suddenly reappeared in her life decades later when they learned she was well off, to ask her for a home for her brother. Zhang was only 2 years old when her parents decided they couldn’t raise her anymore and placed her in […]
Company Sparks Controversy by Rejecting Applicants With Unlucky Phone Numbers
The superstitious manager of a Chinese education company has come under fire for rejecting people with ‘5’ as the last digit of their phone number. Chinese news outlets have been reporting the bizarre case of an education company in Shenzhen, Guangdong that allegedly rejects job applications of people who have ‘5’ as the fifth digit […]
Man Who Married 53 Women in 43 Years “Was Looking for Stability”
A 65-year-old man from Saudi Arabia recently became the talk of the town after it was revealed that he married no less than 53 different women in his search for emotional “stability”. Abu Abdullah married his first wife when he was only 20 years old. She was six years his senior, and for a time, […]
Chinese Company Appoints AI-Powered Virtual Robot as CEO
Chinese metaverse company NetDragon Websoft recently made history by appointing an AI-powered virtual humanoid robot as its CEO. The new AI-powered CEO, known as ‘Ms Tang Yu’, will reportedly be at the forefront of Fujian NetDragon Websoft’s “organizational and efficiency department”, overseeing operations at the technology company valued at almost $10 billion. The board of […]
Colombian Entrepreneur Makes Money Literally Out of Thin Air
Juan Carlos Alvarado, a young entrepreneur from Medellin, Colombia, claims he makes hundreds of dollars per day selling bottles of air from his home city. Medellin, Colombia’s second-largest city, is known as the “City of Eternal Spring,” because of its pleasant climate all year round. But you can’t sell climate to someone thousands of miles […]
Company Comes Under Fire For Making Employees Eat Raw Eggs as Punishment
A Chinese company has sparked controversy online after it was reported that it forces employees to eat raw eggs as punishment for not meeting expectations. It all started when a second-year university student surnamed Du took to social media to complain about his experience as an intern for a Zhengzhou technology company. He claimed that […]
The World’s Most Expensive Yacht Allegedly Costs $4.8 Billion, But No One Has Ever Seen It
History Supreme, a super-yacht commissioned by a mysterious Malaysian billionaire and designed by controversial artist Stuart Hughes, is considered the world’s most expensive yacht, but most don’t even believe it exists. The story of History Supreme is one of the weirdest we’ve ever covered here on Oddity Central. It originally made news headlines over a […]
This Burger Pickle Stuck to a Ceiling Is an Artwork Worth $6,200
A New Zealand art gallery recently sparked controversy for displaying a controversial artwork consisting of a pickled cucumber slice stuck to the ceiling. Titled ‘Pickle’, the thought-provoking artwork belongs to Australian artist Matthew Griffin and is currently on display at the Michael Lett Gallery in Auckland. It consists of a ketchup-smeared pickled cucumber slice out […]
Court Orders Mistress to Pay $560,000 to Lover’s Wife
A Chinese court recently issued a controversial ruling, ordering a woman to pay 3.79 million yuan ($560,000) to her lover’s wife, because their relationship wasn’t recognized by law. Scorned wives suing their husbands’ lovers isn’t unheard of. On the contrary, a quick Google search of the phrase “alienation of affection” reveals that it’s still quite […]
Chess-Playing Robot Breaks 7-Year-Old Boy’s Finger During Moscow Tournament
A computer-operated robotic arm reportedly grabbed and broke the finger of a seven-year-old boy during an exhibition chess match at the Moscow Open, last week. Chess is probably one of the safest sports anyone can play, at least as far as potential bodily harm is involved. But when one of the players happens to be […]
Chinese Company Under Fire Because Its Ice Cream Doesn’t Melt
A Chinese premium ice-cream company has sparked controversy on social media because its products allegedly don’t melt even when kept at high temperatures for long periods of time. Last week, Zhongxuegao, a Chinese ice cream company known for its high-quality products, went viral on social media, after someone posted photos and videos of a Zhongxuegao […]
“Career Exam Takers” Repeatedly Ace University Entrance Exam for Profit
A so-called ‘career exam taker’ in China was investigated by authorities for allegedly acing the world’s toughest university admittance exam three years in a row and reportedly earning $300,000. The Gaokao is a notoriously difficult university entrance exam that many Chinese spend years, sometimes decades to pass. The King of Gaokao, for example, has been […]
Dangerous Fat-Dissolving Injections Sold as “Speedy” Weight Loss Treatments
Vietnam is reportedly dealing with an increasing number of serious medical issues caused by fat-dissolving injections sold by shady beauticians and cosmetic treatment clinics. Targeted weight loss and fat loss, in particular, are incredibly difficult, as most reputable fitness experts will tell you. They require a lot of physical exercise and a calorie-restricted diet, and […]