All articles tagged with #oddities
A thoroughly fact-checked BuzzFeed list presents 29 astonishing history facts — from the Boston molasses flood to Malta’s George Cross, assassination attempts, quirky wartime exchanges, and more — each with context and sources, proving truth can be stranger than fiction.
Bizarre footage captured in Queensland, Australia, shows termites engaged in a "death spiral," where they walk in a circle following each other until they die from exhaustion. This behavior, also observed in ants, is controlled by specific pheromones and can occur when foraging insects lose their way. The video, uploaded to a Facebook group, has sparked curiosity among experts, with some speculating on how the termites ended up in this unusual situation.
A collection of 22 absolutely fascinating pictures includes a bird resembling Danny DeVito, a 4,500-pound block of cheese, the world's oldest woman, the owner of the world's longest beard in 1922, the winner of the 1924 Miss America pageant, pieces of the moon and Mars, Victorian slang, the most expensive painting by Leonardo da Vinci, the smallest ship in the US Navy, a Twix without chocolate, a one-directional stairwell, a baby platypus, the highest-scoring Scrabble word, 1930s condom testing, differences between cheap and expensive pasta, the Hoba meteorite, X-ray of hammerhead sharks, shrinking water bottles, wind turbine blade interior, childproof doctor's office doorknobs, an Antarctic license plate, and a proposed design for a "female urinal."
A list of bizarre items found for sale on the internet includes a plate of lasagna the size of a foot, a microwave with minor issues, an unfinished baby, demonic rocks, a bag of floss picks, and more, showcasing the strange and awkward things people have attempted to sell online.
A collection of 21 unsettling and bizarre images showcases things that should not exist, including a disturbing cake, an unhinged dresser setup, a dishwasher filled with recorders, and a revolting snake thing, among others.
A collection of 20 unsettling and bizarre images showcases things that should not exist, including a haunted slab of beef, rocks resembling imprisoned souls, a "meowhawk," an unholy "sushi pie," a nightmare-inducing creation, a massive alien-esque jellyfish, a nutty statue of Alvin the Chipmunk, a creepy abandoned hospital with power, and more.
A Reddit user shared a collection of eerie and unsettling photos, including a vintage bottle of cough syrup containing heroin, a disturbing "I'm sorry" letter from a child, an open grave, a mysterious metal obelisk in the woods, and a naked "Tickle Me Elmo," sparking a discussion about the strange and creepy finds.
The Kummakivi Balancing Rock in Ruokolahti, Finland, appears precariously balanced on a smaller rock, but geologists attribute its formation to the movement of glaciers over 8,000 years ago. Despite its stability, the rock's unnerving appearance makes it seem as though it could topple at any moment.
In New York City, illegal tunnels beneath the Chabad headquarters were found to be structurally unsound, heavy rain led to a retaining wall collapse in the Bronx, Chris Christie dropped out of the Republican presidential race, a Facebook page for NYC food delivery cyclists has become a memorial for those who died on the job, and astronauts have described the smell of outer space as resembling burnt meat, smoky rum, farts, and urine.
GovDeals is an online auction platform where government agencies sell surplus items, ranging from grand pianos to medical equipment and even homemade portable toilets. The site boasts a vast array of items often at very low starting bids, like a grand piano from the Los Angeles unified school district with a current bid of $5, and a homemade portable toilet in Oroville, California, at $10. However, buyers are responsible for picking up their purchases.
A Reddit user shares 14 unsettling and bizarre photos from the r/oddlyterrifying subreddit, including a camouflaging 'soft robot,' disturbing notes found near a beach, a tooth Christmas tree, a mural that resembles a shark, and more.
A collection of 19 unsettling and oddly terrifying photos from the r/oddlyterrifying subreddit includes images such as a fresh crab, a mushroom growing in a basement, the surface of Comet 67P, a missing person's page from an old high school yearbook, an airport sinking into the ocean, a cancer warning on rice, a mystery envelope full of candy, a cat puking a spider nest, and more. These images may not help you sleep if you find them disturbing.
A YouTube channel called boxman1971 showcases videos of inner tubes being inflated until they burst, creating tension and suspense. The videos reveal the surprising size the inner tubes can reach, challenging common concerns about overpressurizing tires. However, the flaw in the videos is that the length of the tubes gives away the moment of eruption, suggesting that longer videos could qualify for monetization and independent cinema awards.
A collection of 25 unsettling photos that may suggest we live in a simulation, including strange glitches like a sky painted by a sleeping artist, a one-dimensional building, a car rearview mirror showing a kid's bedroom, perfectly aligned bubbles in boiling water, and a cat caught in a mirror glitch. Other eerie images include a view from an airplane seat in space, a window turned into a pinhole camera, a portal to hell made of gloves, a neon green spider, and pixelated pumpkin shavings.
A vintage photo from 1971 shows the aftermath of a library shelf catastrophe at the Lorain Ohio Public Library, where one shelf fell, causing a domino effect that resulted in 50,000 books scattered on the floor. The photo captures the increasing panic of the librarian as each shelf collapsed. Despite the chaos, the people in the photo maintain a good attitude. The cleanup process and the time it took to restore order remain unknown.