Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Last Thing a Christmas Ornament Sees Before It Dies
The last thing a Christmas ornament sees before it dies… via Miss Cellania
How the Shazam App Recognizes Songs So Quickly
Brian McManus of Real Engineering takes a look at the technology behind song recognition app Shazam and how it reveals matching song information so quickly…
A Remarkable Woman Who Offers the Free Use of Off-Road Wheelchairs for Everyone to Explore the Outdoors
A short documentary by TJ Cooney focuses on AARP Purpose Prize winner Monica Kamal Spaeni, a remarkable woman who lost the use of her legs…
A Giant Maine Coon Cat With Big Beautiful Fuzzy Paws
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lotus (@lotus_the_mainecoon) on Sep 2, 2018 at 11:33am PDT An absolutely gorgeous Maine coon cat named…
A 1957 Film About How The Illuminating Company Made Living in Cleveland Better Than Anywhere Else
In 1957, the Cleveland Illuminating Company created a short film entitled “Power To Serve” in order to explain to the community how the electricity they…
Adorable 3D Sidewalk Chalk Characters That Cleverly Incorporate Surface Cracks, Flaws and Interruptions
View this post on Instagram No haircut, no problems. #streetart…
A Man Questions His Purpose as an Artist Almost Three Years After Preparing Two Slices of Life Changing Toast
The 2016 pseudo documentary “The Maker”, a short film by Patrick Kehoe and Andy Corbett featured a man who was deeply passionate making toast. In…
A Gorgeous Horse With a Long Mane of Blonde Curls That Match Those on Her Beloved Human’s Head
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Naomi Beckers & Storm (@haflinger_storm_naomi) on Dec 8, 2018 at 12:34pm PST An absolutely gorgeous Haflinger…
A Guided Tour Around the Historic Gates of London
Native Londoner Matt Brown of Londonist Ltd offers a really helpful, guided tour around the historic gates of London. As he reaches each gate, Brown…
Analyzing the Cleverly Contradictory Wordplay in Emily Dickinson’s Poem ‘Tell All the Truth But Tell It Slant’
After a disarming false start, the wonderfully informative video blogger and web producer Evan Puschak aka The Nerdwriter digs deeply into the Emily Dickinson poem…