Laughing Squid

a daily dose of unique and curious things

Sea otter at the Oregon Zoo reaches over a stone hoop as a small orange pumpkin drops through it into the water

Playful Oregon Zoo Sea Otters Dunk Mini-Pumpkins Like Basketballs

October 26, 2026

Giant black rat sculpture crawls down a red brick West Village townhouse toward an oversized slice of pizza

A Giant Memorial ‘Pizza Rat’ Crawls Across the Side of a West Village Townhouse for Halloween

October 26, 2026

‘Come Back to Firefox’ Ad Reunites Some of the Most Viral YouTube Creators of the 2000s and 2010s

October 26, 2026

Woman stands behind a counter piled with candy and toys beneath the Balloon Saloon sign in the Tribeca shop

A Joyful Tour Inside Balloon Saloon, A Historic Novelty Shop in Tribeca

October 26, 2026

Two views of the Spirit Walker, a towering four-legged costume of shaggy black rags with a blank white mask for a face

Costume Designer Turns Recycled Items Into ‘Spirit Walker’, A Four-Legged Creature With a Human Face

October 23, 2026

Ray Stantz zaps a LinnDrum drum machine with a proton beam under the title The Beat of Ghostbusters

Musician Recreates the Complex Drum Track Behind Ray Parker Jr.’s ‘Ghostbusters’ Theme

October 23, 2026

Susan Burgos in a green frog hat and frog T-shirt sits amid hundreds of frog figurines, teapots and plush toys

California Woman Sets Guinness World Record for the Largest Collection of Frog Memorabilia

October 23, 2026

‘LinkedIn Park’ Turns Linkin Park’s ‘In the End’ Into a Corporate Jargon Anthem

October 23, 2026

Dozens of colorful amphibious cars, many shaded by beach umbrellas, cruise across the water in Berlin

70 Road-Legal Amphibious Cars Drive Into the Water at a Gathering in Berlin

October 22, 2026

Six Big Mouth Singers toy heads with googly eyes and hats sit on an orange toy keyboard, one with its mouth open

Vintage Big Mouth Singers Toy Keyboard Performs the Beastie Boys Song ‘Brass Monkey’

October 22, 2026