Japan’s “Poop Soil Master” Shunned Indoor Pooping 45 Years Ago
A 70-year-old Japanese man who describes himself as a professional “fundoshi”, or “poop soil master” has been moving bowels outdoors for almost half a centuries, and encouraging others to follow his example. Masana Izawa, a published mushroom and moss photographer, is famous for avoiding indoor toilets as much as he can. In fact, he prides […]
Indian Woman Seeks Divorce from Husband Who Rarely Bathes
A 20-year-old Indian woman filed for divorce from her husband this week, claiming that he stank too bad, because he only bathed once every 10 days. Soni Devi, a woman from Bihar’s Vaishali district, filed an application for divorce from her husband, on grounds that he did not maintain proper hygiene and did not have […]
French City Installs 187 Solar Panels to Save on Energy Costs, Forgets to Connect Them
Officials in the French city of Roubaix recently revealed that the 187 photovoltaic panels that were supposed to generate green electricity for the local library had been installed six months ago, but not connected to the building’s electrical grid… In June of 2019, thew city of Roubaix announced with great fanfare that it had acquired […]
Bacon-Scented Patch Aims to Help Vegans Resist Meat Cravings
A professor of experimental psychology recently unveiled a wearable patch infused with bacon flavor that is supposed to help curb meat cravings. Charles Spence, a professor of experimental psychology at the University of Oxford, teamed up with plant-based food company Strong Roots to create a patch that, when scratched, produces a smell similar to that […]
Politician Asks for His Car Keys Back After Accidentally Giving Them Away While Handing Out Keychains
A Peruvian politician recently took to social media to ask people for his car keys back, after giving them away by mistake while handing out keychains on the campaign trail. In a video posted on his Facebook page, Jovino Huerta, a congressional candidate for the Peruvian district of Huánuco, repeatedly asked his supporters to help […]
Soldier Pays $200 to Have US Dirt Shipped to Italy So His Son Could Be Born on Texas Soil
This story’s a little old, but for some reason it didn’t get much media attention in the States, and it just seemed like the kind of wacky news we like so much here on Oddity Central, so we decided to share it. Tony Traconi, a U.S. paratrooper stationed in the Italian province of Padova, had […]
Kiss Cam Allegedly Catches Infidelity at Soccer Match
An Ecuadorian man was allegedly caught red handed cheating on his partner with another woman, when the half-time kiss cam showed them kissing in the stands during a soccer match. Last Saturday, Barcelona of Guayaquil, Ecuador’s very own Barcelona soccer club, made its traditional yearly presentation during a friendly match against rivals Delfin, one of last […]
Man Requests “Trial by Combat” to Settle Legal Dispute with Ex-Wife
A Kansas man made international news this week after it was revealed that he asked an Iowa court to approve a trial by combat so she could meet his ex-wife and/or her attorney on the field of battle. David Ostrom, a 40-year-old man from Paola, in Kansas, asked the Iowa District Court in Shelby County […]
Woman Allegedly Laces Husband’s Beer with Laxatives to Make Him Quit Drinking
Tirer of her husband’s drinking habit, a Mexican woman decided to make him think he had become allergic to booze by lacing his beers with natural laxatives like castor oil and plum extract. After consulting various internet pages and forums, Michel N., a young woman from Sinaloa, devised a plan to make her husband, José […]
Viral Social Media Trend Has People Sneaking Their Own Raw Ingredients Into Hotpot Restaurants
There’s a hilarious trend sweeping Chinese social media these days and people can’t get enough of it. Videos of people sneaking in their own raw ingredients into hotpot restaurant and dropping them into bowls of simmering broth have been going viral since December. If you’re ever been to a Chinese restaurant, you probably know all […]
Russian Man Tries to Sell Childhood Painting for $2.3 Million
A Moscow man made national news headlines this week for putting a drawing he made when he was only six-years-old on sale online for no less than 140 million rubles ($2.3 million). 41-year-old journalist Vladimir Mkrtchyan placed the ad for his old childhood drawing on Russian classifieds site Avito on Monday, and it quickly went […]
Woman Allegedly Uses Poorly Photoshopped Picture of Flat Tire as Excuse for Being Late for Work
An unnamed woman was recently mocked on social media after one of her co-workers shared a poorly edited photo of a flat tire that she had allegedly used to justify being late for work to her boss. Twitter user Sydney Whitson, from Oklahoma posted the hilarious photo that her colleague allegedly sent her boss last […]
The Last Wine Glass You’ll Ever Need
If you can’t get enough of your favorite wine, but don’t want to break the one-glass-a-day rule, you can now get a giant glass that you can fill with six and a half bottles of wine. Simply named Large Wine Glass/Large Beer Glass, the world’s best wine glass was recently added as a purchasable item […]
Farmers Let Neighbors Help Themselves to a Bag or Two of Their Radishes, Incur $42,000 in Losses
When two farmers in China’s Hubei province decided to let their neighbors take a bag or two of their newly-grown white radishes, they had no idea it would cost them their entire 500 tonne harvest, or about $42,000 in cash. Xu Jiuge, one of the farmers who suffered the shocking loss last month, told the […]
Single Woman Creates Light Bulb Device That Turns on Whenever Someone Breaks Up on Social Media
Japanese YouTuber Marina Fujiwara managed to put a smile on the faces of single people this holiday season with a smart light bulb that lights up whenever couples break up on social media. As a single person, there is nothing worse than watching happy couples doing couple things during the winter holidays, like doing holiday […]