A six-year-old boy from Croatia dubbed "magnetic boy," is attracting curiosity from his family and friends because of his - you guessed it right - magnetic attraction.

Reports said that Ivan Stoiljkovic has the ability to stick metallic objects to his body, including spoons, mobile phones, frying pans, or anything that has metallic content.

The boy, who lives with his family in a remote village near Koprivnica, is reportedly able to carry up to 25kg of metal stuck to his torso at a time.

Ivan showcased his unusual ability to a group of local journalists when he took off his shirt and stuck metallic objects, including cutlery, a frying pan and two dumbbells to his body. Surprisingly, all the objects stuck.

His family also claim that aside from his magnetic attraction, Ivan has healing abilities as well and was able to cure his grandfather's stomach pains and healed a neighbor's leg that was hurt in a tractor accident.

Ivo Stoiljkovic, Ivan's grandfather said he was suffering from stomach pain when the boy laid his hands on it. Ivo said Ivan's hand became extremely hot and took away his pain.

It was also claimed that Ivan is stronger compared to boys his age and can carry as muhy as 50lbs of weight.