Laughing Squid

a daily dose of unique and curious things

Raccoons Tug Skunks Tail

Playful Backyard Raccoons Tug on a Thirsty Skunk’s Tail

November 4, 2026

Modem Handshake Engineering

The Complex Engineering Behind the Familiar Sound of a Classic Dial-Up Modem Handshake

November 4, 2026

Night Monsters Scared of Daylight

Eye-Opening Interviews With a Child’s Nighttime Monsters About the Dangers of Daylight

November 4, 2026

AI Knittaker Iceland

Iceland Tourism Campaign Offers ‘AI Knittakers’ to Attend Meetings So Visitors Can Enjoy the Sights

November 4, 2026

Davidlap plays a gray electronic guitar surrounded by horror game icons labeled Fun Is Infinite, Cave14, Thoms.exe and FNAF

Musician Recreates Creepypasta Horror Sounds With a Waterphone, Gong and Other Instruments

November 3, 2026

Loïc Suberville in an apron reaches over a cutting-board chessboard where chess pieces surround a boiled egg in an egg cup

French Comedian Literally Interprets an English Recipe

November 3, 2026

Castellers in blue shirts and black sashes brace the base of a human tower as a child in a red helmet waits nearby

How Catalonia’s Giant Nine-Story Human Towers Stay Upright

November 3, 2026

A herd of elephants gathers closely together on a grassy field at a sanctuary, with forested hills behind them

Elephants Gather Closely Around Their Favorite Human as She Lovingly Sings to Them

November 3, 2026

Simon Whistler holds his forehead beside a plaid Scotch tape dispenser under the words "The OOOF Reason Behind the Name"

How Scotch Tape Got Its Name Despite Being Invented in Minnesota

November 3, 2026

Aerial map of the NYC Marathon start showing blue, orange and pink corrals beside the words How to Handle 50,000 Runners

The Immense Logistics of Helping 50,000 Runners Navigate the New York City Marathon

November 2, 2026