Laughing Squid

a daily dose of unique and curious things

Three musicians play violin, acoustic guitar and electric guitar on a beige sofa in a sunlit room filled with plants

A Warm Acoustic Soul Cover of Radiohead’s ‘Creep’

October 14, 2026

Woman in a sun hat and pink apron stands beside a tree trunk as an elephant approaches on a dirt path

Caretaker Plays Hide-and-Seek With Rescued Elephant

October 14, 2026

Surprised woman holds a giant skeleton skull covered in green chia sprouts beside a sprouted hand and pelvis

Artist Transforms 12-Foot Skeleton Into a Giant Chia Pet

October 14, 2026

Man with a button accordion and woman holding a Ukrainian bandura, both in black, stand by a lake lined with autumn trees

A Stirring Cover of ‘The Sound of Silence’ Played on Ukrainian Bandura and Accordion

October 14, 2026

Green robotic gripper holding a ripe strawberry beside a Tom Scott tasting a strawberry in a greenhouse

Why Agricultural Robots Struggle to Pick Strawberries

October 13, 2026

Olive, a green lineolated parakeet, nestled on soft gray fabric beside her human

Clingy Parakeet Follows Her Human Around the House Like a Puppy

October 13, 2026

Handwritten words taramasalata, riffraff, nonannouncement, whippersnapper and possessionlessness with repeated letters in red

English Words With the Most Repeated Letters

October 13, 2026

Close-up of a heap of candy corn with yellow bases, orange middles and white tips

The Complex History of Candy Corn, a Polarizing Halloween Treat

October 13, 2026

Kent Nishimura playing an acoustic guitar during his fingerstyle performance of Michael Jackson's "Thriller"

An Exceptional Acoustic Fingerstyle Cover of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’

October 12, 2026

Beaver inspecting a carved Halloween pumpkin at the Oregon Zoo

Busy Beavers Enjoy a Yummy Halloween Pumpkin

October 12, 2026