Category: Oddities
Townsfolk Put Mayor In Stocks For Doing A Poor Job
Mayor in stocks. In most countries, the only way you can punish politicians and civil servants for not doing a…
Artist Creates Incredibly Detailed Artworks with Kitchen Salt
Croatian artist Dino Tomic usually works with conventional materials like pencils and paper, but his latest project has him spreading…
Magical Macro World Of Snails And Bugs
Magical world of snails. Vadim Trunov, a self-taught nature photographer based in Voronezh, Russia, takes beautiful macro photos of snails,…
Chinese Lottery Winners Collect Prizes Dressed As Cartoon Characters
A Chinese man was recently in the news for not only winning millions of yuan in a lottery, but also…
New Ornate Insects Drawn By Alex Konahin
Ornate Insects. Latvia-based graphic artist and illustrator Alex Konahin (previously) recently completed work on a new series of ornate insect drawings titled Little Wings. The…
Hokkaido Island Is Home To Incredibly Cute Animals
Incredible cute animals. Hokkaido, the large island at Japan’s northern end, is home to populations of adorable little critters that…
The Cutest Squirrel Photo Session Ever!
Talented Russian nature photographer Vadim Trunov has had close encounters with squirrels before, but this is the first time we’ve…
Chinese Casanova Had To Leave Hospital With Police Escort
Chinese casanova has to leave hospital with police escort. When a man from China’s Hunan province got into a car accident…
Nine Million Deaths In 2015 Because Of Pollution
Pollution creates a deadly aftermath. In 2015, about one in six of the deaths around the world were linked to…
Happy Animals That Will Make You Smile
These happy animals will make your smile! The animals that look like they’re smiling are bound to warm even the…
Human Gene Editing Is Leaving Ethics Dangerously Far Behind
In a breakthrough scientists successfully did gene editing of a human embryo to eliminate a dangerous gene mutation. The birth…
Why People Don’t Believe That The Moon Landing Happened
No conspiracy theory has captured the imagination quite like that time we faked the moon landing. That’s right, we never…
Asia’s Deadly Secret: The Scourge Of The Betel Nut
The scourge of the betel nut. It is used by almost a tenth of the world’s population. It gives people…
Do Words Get Removed From A Dictionary If They Are Not Used?
Do words get removed from a dictionary if they are not used? The Second Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary [OED] is generally…
Swans Invaded The Siberia’s Swan Lake
Swans Invaded The Siberia’s Swan Lake In The Dead Of Winter. Svetloe Lake, located near Urozhainoe village in Siberia, is…
The Elegant Beauty Of The Big Cats
The elegant beauty of the big cats. Using only a simple, dark background, Vincent J. Musi captures the elegance of lions, leopards,…
New Species Of ‘Cute Spiders’ In Australia
To some people the peacock spider is the stuff of nightmares, while others think they are cute and ‘behave a…
The Warning Signs Of Online Fraud And How To Avoid It
The warning signs of online fraud and how to avoid it. Logged 207,000 Internet fraud reports to the U.S. Internet Crime Center.
Fish Create Huge Underwater Spirals
Fish create huge underwater spirals. American photographer Octavio Aburto thrives on the fascinating world of life in the sea. He has…
Incredibly Expressive Owl Photography
Incredibly expressive owl photography. Is that little owl yawning or singing? Belgian-based photographer Yves Adams has the answer as he’s the one…
Groom Tried To Drown Himself After Seeing “Ugly” Bride For The First Time
Groom tried to drown himself. A young groom from China’s Hubei province was so disappointed after seeing his bride for the first…
SEO Scams
If you are paying a company less than five hundred a month for Search Engine Optimization, then you are being scammed.
Scams: Volkswagen’s Impact On The World
The Outbreak In September of 2015, the German car Company, Volkswagen, was caught in the act of a huge emissions…
Scams: Foreign Lotteries
Foreign lottery scams have been circulating online and offline for years.
Scams: Gerard “Jerry” Brewer – Wilmington, NC – Fraud
Scams. Unfortunately, RSA was forced to file a civil complaint for theft in seeking the return of its funds against Mr Brewer
Colorful New Architectural Watercolors
Colorful New Architectural Watercolors By Maja Wronska. Polish watercolor artist Maja Wronska continues to paint explosively colorful depictions of European architecture. The…
Ultraviolet Break of Day: The Neon-Hued Streets Of Asian Cities
The Neon-Hued Streets Of Asian Cities. While on a recent trip through Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Seoul, Marcus Wendt, a…
Franck Bohbot Captures Timeless New York City Landmarks At Night
Photographer Franck Bohbot presents Manhattan’s street corners and storefronts as symbolic portraits of the perpetual metropolitan pulse, throbbing luminously long…
Perfectly Timed Photos Turn Dogs Into Giants
Perfectly timed photos turn dogs into giants. No, giant dogs have not invaded earth. These photos of enormous pooches create the…
Scott Bisson Brings Whimsical Creatures to Life
Artist Scott Bisson translates his love of nature through the timeless art of glassblowing. He creates colorful, whimsical sculptures of creatures…
