This Indoor Nuclear Shelter Fits Even in a Tiny Apartment
A Japanese company is selling metallic shelters that can be installed in apartments and small houses, for protection against natural disasters and even radiation and missile strikes. You’ve probably heard of millionaires and doomsday preppers building their own luxury underground bunkers, but one Japanese company claims you can ride out the nuclear apocalypse from the […]
Man Marries Identical Triplets Who Didn’t Want to Get Separated
A Congolese man recently shocked the world by marrying three identical triplets who decided to share the same man in order to stay together, instead of becoming separated. A 32-year-old Congolese man identified only as Luwizo recently married sisters Natasha, Natalie and Nadege, identical triplets, in a colorful wedding ceremony that made international headlines. After […]
Office Worker Does Ab Wheel Exercises Every Day for a Year to Get Anime Character Body
A young Japanese office worker has allegedly been doing ab wheel exercises every day for the last year in order to attain the muscular body of his favorite anime character, Inosuke Hashibira. On March 1st, 2021, the 33-year-old office worker, known only by his Twitter handle (@InosukeWorkout) posted photos of his body on the microblogging […]
Playboy Model Charges Up to $2,000 to Test Men’s Loyalty Online
Playboy model and Instagram star Carolina Lekker allegedly charges women up to $2,000 to approach their boyfriends on social media and test how faithful they really are. Carolina, who recently appeared on the cover of Playboy Africa, recently revealed that she supplements her income by putting her looks and flirting abilities in the service of […]
Rare Genetic Condition Makes 10-Year-Old Boy Feel Constantly Hungry
David, a 10-year-old boy from Singapore, was diagnosed with Prader-Willi Syndrome, a complex genetic condition that makes him feel hungry no matter how much he eats. Imagine filling your stomach with copious amounts of nutritious food and never actually experiencing that sensation of fullness that we know as ‘satiety’. That is what David Soo, a […]
Crocodile Tear Syndrome Makes Man Cry Every Time He Eats
A Chinese man was recently diagnosed with “crocodile tear syndrome”, a rare medical condition that causes people to shed tears whenever they eat. Crying is usually triggered by a strong emotional reaction, such as sadness, pain or uncontrollable laughter, but in rare cases it can be activated by something as benign as eating. Last year, […]
Man Who Bought Allegedly Haunted Painting Claims It Ruined His Life
A “weird thing collector” who paid $50 for a painting at a flea market, despite explicitly being warned that it brought nothing but misfortune, now claims the haunted artwork changed his life for the worse. Dan Smith – not his real name – bought the unnamed painting of two dolls at a flea market, ignoring […]
Stalker Hides in Victim’s Attic, Only Comes Out at Night to Film Her as She Sleeps
In what may be one of the creepiest, most disturbing stories we’ve ever featured on Oddity Central, a young man was arrested for stalking a New Hampshire woman, hiding in her attic and filming her as she slept. Mauricio Damian Guerrero, a 20-year-man from Philadephia, was arrested last month on the roof of a house […]
Medical Student Has Bluetooth Device Surgically Implanted in Ear to Cheat on Exam
A medical student in India was recently caught cheating on his graduation exam with a Bluetooth device embedded in his inner ear to avoid detection. On February 21, 78 medical students took part in the final MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) exam at the Mahatma Gandhi Medical College in India. One of them, […]
Wall-Mounted Noise Maker Helps South Koreans Deal With Noisy Neighbors
In South Korea, people who can’t convince their neighbors to keep the noise down are increasingly turning to expensive but effective sound systems designed specifically to irritate neighbors. South Korean media first started reporting on these specialized sound systems back in 2016, when they were viewed as an almost funny way that some apartment building […]
Serial Conman Married and Defrauded Dozens of Women Over Four Decades
An Indian man was recently arrested for allegedly marrying at least 27 well-off women over the last 43 years purely for financial gains. Ramesh Chandra Swain, a 66-year-old man from Odisha, in Eastern India, stands accused of tricking dozens of women into marrying him by posing as a successful doctor and important official of the […]
Man Who Works 12 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week Praised as Model Employee by Company
A Chinese man who won the praise of his employer by working 12-hour shifts basically 30 days a month recently sparked controversy in his home country. On February 18, pictures of a framed billboard depicting the “model employee” of a company in Zhengzhou, Henan went viral on Chinese social media, sparking a heated debate. The […]
Woman Fakes Multiple Pregnancies For Paid Maternity Leave
A Georgia woman allegedly faked several pregnancies in order to benefit from paid maternity leave, but co-workers became suspicious when they saw her fake baby bump detach from her body. In October of 2020, Robin Folsom, who worked as Director of External Affairs at Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency, told her bosses that she was expecting […]
Man Claims Gang Kidnapped And Used Him as “Blood Slave” for Months
A Chinese man claims he was kidnapped by a criminal gang whose members used him like a “blood slave,” routinely draining his blood and selling it on the black market. We’ve heard of people being kidnapped and having their organs removed, but one 31-year-old man from Beijing claims his kidnappers were more interested in his […]
African Men Allegedly Try to Enter Dubai by Dressing Up as Arab Women
Three African men were recently arrested in Algeria for allegedly disguising themselves as Arab women in order to reach the wealthy country of Dubai. In a scene reminiscent of the cult comedy film “White Chicks”, three black with half their faces covered in thick makeup foundation can be seen posing for mug shots in Algeria. […]