YouTube Village – The Indian Village Where Almost Everyone Is a YouTuber
Tulsi, a small village in India’s Chhattisgarh state, has become known as ‘YouTube Village” because a third of its population makes videos for a living. Online video content is more popular than ever, and it’s no wonder that millions of people around the world are working hard trying to build careers as video creators. But […]
Body Floating in Water Canal Turns Out to Be Meditating Old Man
A number of people in Bangkok, Thailand were shocked to find that an old man they saw floating in a dirty water canal turned out not to be a corpse, but a meditating person. Imagine walking by an urban water canal and spotting a stiff body floating in the dirty, garbage-filled water. You most likely […]
Watch Inspirational 70-Year-Old Man Run 100-Meter race in Just 13.47 Seconds
Michael Kish, a 70-year-old American runner, stunned the audience at the Penn Relays athletic event last Thursday, by finishing the 100-meter dash in under 14 seconds. Imagine being a pensioner and turning up at an important sporting event meant primarily for athletes in prime physical shape and stealing the show. That’s exactly what Michael Kish […]
Shocking Footage Shows Small Children Rollerblading on Building Roof
A video that has been widely shared on Chinese social media over the last couple of weeks shows a group of small children rollerblading on the roof of a building several storeys high, with just a small guardrail keeping them from falling. The video, shot from a nearby building by a woman known only as […]
Owner Runs With Disabled Dog in His Arms, Just So It Can Enjoy Running with the Pack
Canelo, a pit bull suffering from a debilitating medical condition that forbids him from moving normally, may just have the best dad in the world. The heartwarming story of Canelo and his owner was shared on TikTok by the man’s daughter, Jooseline. She posted a touching video explaining that her pet dog was suffering from […]
Hardcore Gamers Continue Playing in Flooded Internet Cafe
A group of gamers in the Philippines recently made international news headlines for continuing to play their favorite video game despite being waist-deep in floods from a typhoon. Surreal footage showing the young video game enthusiasts simply ignoring the rising water level was captured last Thursday, at an internet cafe in the town of Cainta […]
High-Tech Sink Cleans Your Smartphone While You Wash Your Hands
A video of a high-tech sink that comes with a special slot for cleaning your smartphone as you wash your hands has been getting a lot of attention on social media. Sadly there isn’t much context to go with this viral TikTok clip originally posted by @kensei_prochari_, but then again, the video itself is pretty […]
Man Uses Lamborghini Exhaust to Cook World’s Most Expensive Skewered Meat
A young Lamborghini owner in China recently got his five minutes of online fame by trying to barbecue some skewered pork with the car’s fiery exhaust and incurring about $80,000 in repair costs. A few days ago a group of men gathered around an orange Lamborghini sports car in an underground garage in Changsha, Hunan […]
Rock Climbing Master Scales Steep Cliffs Without Using His Hands
Johnny Dawes, one of the influential rock climbers in history, and a true living legend in certain circles, has been getting a lot of attention in recent years for his no-handed climbing feats. Dawes, aka the Stone Monkey, the Leaping Boy, the Dawes, has always been famous for his dynamic rock climbing style and bold […]
This Tight Cave Entrance Is Claustrophobia Hell
Deep Cave in Edwards County, Texas has more than one entrance, but daredevils prefer to use one so tight that it can make claustrophobes extremely uncomfortable just looking at it. Videos of spelunkers literally squeezing themselves into Deep Cave through this incredibly tight hole in the ground have been doing the rounds online for years […]
Man Gets 7-Inch-Long Fish Stuck in His Throat in Bizarre Fishing Accident
A 24-year-old man almost choked to death after a small fish got lodged in his throat following a bizarre fishing accident. Colombian media recently reported the case of a young young man from the country’s Pivijay municipality, who almost lost his life in a very peculiar fishing accident. The man, whose name has not been […]
Man Crashes Into Wall While Leaving Dealership With Brand New Car
Buying a brand new car is supposed to be one of the happiest moments in a person’s life, but for one poor motorist the experience turned from a dream into a nightmare the moment he put his foot on the gas at the dealership. A video that shows an Indian man getting ready to drive […]
“Bad Uncle” Makes a Living Scaring Other People’s Children
A Chinese man has become popular in his home country for adopting the role of “bad uncle” and scaring strangers’ children into finishing their meals and going to bed early. I remember my mom telling me that the Boogey Man would get me if I didn’t listen to her, but in China, the “bad uncle” […]
Man Becomes Massive TikTok Star by Simply Staring Into Camera
A middle-aged Vietnamese man is being hailed as a TikTok phenomenon after achieving stardom on popular video app TikTok by doing nothing but staring into his smartphone camera. With streaming and video content being so popular these days, wannabe influencers really have to work hard and find new ways of attracting and entertaining audiences. Or […]
This Mossy Twig Is Actually a Moth Larva in Disguise
A wildlife photographer recently captured one of nature’s most extraordinary camouflage masters on camera – a moth larva that looks like a mossy twig on a moss-covered tree. Over they years we’ve featured a bunch of natural camouflage artists on Oddity Central, from the butterfly that looks like a dead leaf, or the moth with […]