Focused on odd news and bizarre occurrences around the world, these daily articles explore everything from science and technology to lore and pop culture.
With over 3 million readers each month, Oddee impacts people from around the world in the most unexpected ways.
There’s so much who-knows-what in the foods we eat. Frankly, it’s not always a bad idea to cut back on the bad stuff and eat a healthier diet. That said, when altering your eating habits, you should seek advice from a professional to ensure that your new diet is actually healthy. And as this case …
Continue reading “Man Gives Himself 19th-century Poisoning Following ChatGPT’s Diet Advice”
Have you heard of Labubu? You probably have, considering how insanely popular the strange Chinese character has become. Labubu is a grinning, sharp-toothed mascot that has quickly become a worldwide sensation. From keychains to sticker, it seems some folks just can’t get enough of Labubu. Some are even ready to commit crimes for them. Recently, …
Continue reading “Thieves Steal $7,000 Worth of Labubu Dolls and Trash LA Store”
Teachers are often considered to have an influential role that goes beyond their job in the classroom. As such, it’s not uncommon for teachers’ personal lives to get scrutinized by the public to ensure they’re setting a good example for their students. Sometimes, people discover dark secrets about teachers’ conduct outside the classroom that end …
Continue reading “Japanese Teacher Gets Fired After Getting Caught Having a Part-time Job”
Good assistants are hard to find. That’s especially true if you’re a scientist working in an advanced field, like virology. In this sense, John Lednicky, Ph.D., is very lucky. His assistant has helped him discover two viruses previously unknown to science. This is particularly impressive considering that his helper hasn’t even graduated from high school. …
Continue reading “Scientist’s Cat Helps Him Find a Virus Unknown to Science — Again”
Have you seen the movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button? If you haven’t, you should. It’s a great story of a man who is born old and ages backwards. Recently, a newborn baby pulled off the “being born old” part in reality. Thaddeus Daniel Pierce was born on July 26. At the moment of …
Continue reading “World’s Oldest Newborn: Baby Born from a 30-year-old Embryo”
Everybody farts. Or so you’d think, but some animals actually do not. For the longest time, sloths were believed to be among the animals that do not toot. Everybody (or at least people who think about sloth farts) believed the sluggish tree dwellers’ incredibly slow metabolism simply didn’t produce enough gas. Now, that all has …
Continue reading “Sloth Farts: Video Documents World’s First Recorded Sloth Toot”
Fashion trends can be strange. People have gone crazy over the weirdest fads, from flared jeans to shirt collars so stiff they can slice your throat open. It’s strangely comforting to know, then, that odd fashion is not strictly a human phenomenon. Animals can engage in it too, as demonstrated by orcas that wear dead …
Continue reading “Chimps Go Bananas Over a Fashion Trend of Wearing Grass in Their Ears — And Butts”
Cattle rustlers are a staple of any good Wild West story, but did you know they still exist today? It’s true, but they don’t ride six-shooters blazing into the cattle pens of frontier ranches anymore. Modern cattle thieves have expanded both their methodology and the scope of things they steal. For instance, instead of swiping …
Continue reading “Australian Man Arrested After Getting Caught with Huge Load of Stolen Bull Semen”
Most people aren’t particularly looking forward to moving to a retirement community. That said, for seniors, they can be perfect homes, with their slower pace of life and more-or-less like-minded company. A retirement village also turned out to be the ideal home for Alice Amayu. Despite being only 38, Amayu lives in a retirement community …
Continue reading “38-year-old Woman Finds the Apartment of Her Dreams in a Retirement Community”
In Russia, it’s pretty easy to have a police officer get on your case. Fortunately, it’s also pretty easy to get that police officer off your case. Just hand him a wad of cash and there’s a good chance he’ll look the other way. Now, despite fairly common corruption among law enforcement officials, Russian authorities …
Continue reading “Russian Cops Encouraged to Reject Bribes — By Getting the Bribe Money as a Reward”