Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
How the Real Sam Gamgee Contacted J.R.R. Tolkien When He Learned His Name Was in ‘Lord of the Rings’
Celebreabird shared the story of how a man named Sam Gamgee wrote J.R.R. Tolkien in 1956 after he found out that his name was used in LOTR.
Posha – A Kitchen Robot That Cooks Programmed Recipes Like a Private Chef
Posha is a small kitchen robot that sits on a countertop and automatically cooks programmed recipes with fresh ingredients.
Rage Against the Machine’s ‘Killing In the Name’ Sung in the Distinctive Style of David Bowie’s ‘Let’s Dance’
Anthony Vincent of Ten Second Songs covered Rage Against the Machine's "Killing in the Name" in the style of David Bowie' "Let's Dance".
‘Severance For Introverts’ – For Those Who Prefer to Let Their Outie Do All the Socializing
Leigh Lahav and Oren Mendez created "Severance for Introverts" for those like to spend time indoors while their outie faces the real world.
How Mid-Century ‘Emojis’ Were Created on Typewriters
Artist Brooke Connor explained how people created "emojis" on typewriters during the mid-20th century by typing combinations of characters.
What Drinking Saltwater From the Ocean Does to the Human Body
In a quenching TED-Ed Lesson, Manish Kumar explains what happens to the human body when saltwater from the ocean is ingested.
Man Builds Ten Different Cat Forts Inside His House
Half-Asleep Chris built ten different cat forts, each of different materials, inside his house to see how his kitties would react to them.
Two Pairs of Identical Twins Perform a Nordic-Inspired Harp and Drum Cover of Black Sabbath’s ‘Paranoid’
The Harp Twins joined with the Vølfgang Twins to perform a Nordic inspired drum and harp cover of the classic Black Sabbath song "Paranoid".
Sony Playstacean – A PSOne Inside a 3D Printed Crab
GingerofOz was so inspired the illustration "Playstacean" that he built a real-life version with a PSOne and 3D-printed orange plastic.
How the Human Brain Constructs a Predictive Reality as Things Happen During the Day
Kurzgesagt explains how the human brain edits time and space on a completely different plane, constructing a predictive reality.