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. […]
There’s A Cargo Ship Full of Luxury Cars Burning in the Middle of the Atlantic Ocean
Thousands of Porsche, Audi and Lamborghini cars have been abandoned on a cargo ship after it caught fire on its way from Germany to the United States. The Felicity Ace was traveling from Emden in Germany when the crew announced a fire on board, last Wednesday. The 22-member crew has since been evacuated, but the […]
Young Man Has to Live With Black Mold Growing in His Brain
A Rhode Island has been suffering from an extremely rare fungus-caused condition that literally causes black mold to grow in his brain. Tyson Bottenus, a 35-year-old man from Rhode Island is only one of only 120 documented cases of infections with Cladophialophora bantiana, an exotic fungus known as “black mold”, since 1911. In his case, the […]
Shocking Video Shows Flock of Birds Crashing Into Pavement
A viral video showing a flock of hundreds of yellow-headed blackbirds flying straight into the pavement in the Mexican town of Cuauhtémoc has left a lot of people scratching their heads about the cause. Footage from a security camera shows a large flock of yellow-headed blackbirds descending upon on a house before brutally crashing into the […]
Swiss Man Hit by “Ghost Gunshot” No One Even Heard
A Swiss man has found himself at the core of a modern mystery after discovering that he had been by a bullet that seemingly came out of nowhere. Last Thursday, the unnamed 38-year-old man was walking with his two children and an acquaintance in Frauenfeld, a town around 45 kilometers northeast of Zurich, when he […]