Archive for January 2024

Firefighters in the Philippines used their hands to wrangle a massive python found coiled around some live utility wires on a concrete wall.

Firefighters and animal rescuers in Britain came to the rescue of a deer found wedged upside-down in a narrow gap between two houses.

A Turkish woman recently filed a lawsuit against her husband, claiming that he rarely showered, smelled of sweat, and brushed his teeth only once or twice per week. The woman, identified only as A.Y. by Turkish news media, filed for divorce from her husband, C.Y., citing his lack of personal hygiene as the main reason.…

An 11-year-old Virginia boy earned a Guinness World Record for the most ollies on a fingerboard in 1 minute.

The Massachusetts State Lottery said two $1 million prizes from the same scratch-off game were claimed within a single half hour.

A monkey on the run from Scotland’s Highland Wildlife Park was caught on camera by a drone searching near the zoo.

A 285-year-old lemon found in the back of an old cabinet drawer was auctioned for $1,780.

Workers at a South Carolina recycling center spent hours digging through the contents of a bin to find a diamond wedding ring lost by a resident.

Police in Britain stopped a runner they spotted with a refrigerator strapped to his back, but they discovered he wasn’t fleeing from a crime — he was training for a marathon.

(THISIS)SHIZEN is a Kyoto-based café that has gained popularity mainly thanks to its artistic ice cream cones which resemble intricate flower bouquets. We use the phrase ‘too beautiful to eat’ to describe food art pretty often here on Oddity Central, but the edible ice-cream bouquets created by (THISIS)SHIZEN really look too pretty to eat, regardless…