Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
A Fascinating Mossy Leaf Gecko Whose Pebbly Skin Matches the Bark of Trees for Excellent Camouflage
As part of their continuing Planet Earth series, Great Big Story profiled a really interesting mossy leaf-tailed gecko whose camouflaging skin looks just like the…
Why Suddenly Going Into a Catatonic State in the Face of Danger Is Referred to as ‘Playing Possum’
In a ceding Ted Ed lesson written by educator Tierney Thys and animated by John R. Dilworth, narrator Susan Zimmerman explains which animals play dead…
Homebrew World, An Informative Book That Taps Into the Secrets of Brewers From Around the Globe
Brooklyn writer and beer aficionado Joshua M. Bernstein has written Homebrew World: Discover the Secrets of the World’s Leading Homebrewers, a comprehensive book that taps…
An Incredible Omnidirectional Treadmill Designed for Virtual Reality Like the One in ‘Ready Player One’
Engineer Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day made his way out to Rocklin, California to speak with the creators of the Infinadeck Omnidirectional Treadmill, a…
Luke Skywalker Becomes Dirk Lasermaster: The Last Laser Master in Hilarious Star Wars Music Video
Luke Skywalker takes on enemies with an extra long lightsaber as Dirk Lasermaster: The Last Laser Master in a hilarious Star Wars: Return of the…
Tom Scott Briefly Loses Consciousness in a Royal Air Force Centrifuge Due to Low G-Force Tolerance
During a visit with the Royal Air Force, YouTuber Tom Scott headed over to the RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine to take a look at…
The Possible Dovetail Puzzle
Christian Ihlo (a.k.a. “Mr.Puzzle“) reviews the first prototype copy of ND Puzzles‘ The Possible Dovetail Puzzle, a very unique variation of the “Impossible Dovetail” puzzle.…
The World’s Largest LEGO Ship Built Using Over 2.5 Million Bricks Sets Guinness World Record
Dream Cruises teamed up with a group of cruise enthusiasts from around the world to celebrate the launch of the Hong Kong tourism company’s new…
A Beautiful Classical Guitar Medley of TV Sitcom Theme Songs
Musician Nathan Mills of Beyond The Guitar sat down and performed a beautiful classical guitar medley of some of his favorite TV sitcom theme songs…
Japanese Culinarian Prepares American Style Sushi Rolls Under the Watchful Eyes of His Beloved Cats
Jun Yoshizuki of Jun’s Kitchen whom we know to be a talented culinarian quite skillfully prepared American-style sushi rolls by hand under the watchful eyes…