Laughing Squid
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An Outdoor Market in Thailand That Shuts Down Eight Times a Day to Let a Train Run Right Through It
Great Big Story visited the Maeklong Railway Market in Samut Songkhram, Thailand to learn more about its rather unusual arrangement. Because the market occupies space…
Daredevil Sets World Record for Running the Fastest and Farthest Distance While on Fire Without Oxygen
With help from the Stannage International Stunt Team, daredevil and escapologist Antony Britton set the Guinness World Record for running the fastest 100 m sprint…
An Amusingly Persistent Dog Tries to Figure Out How to Carry a Long Stick Across a Narrow Bridge
An adorable golden retriever who had picked up a nice long stick to carry home, came upon a bit of a quandary when she and…
The Force, A Musical Tribute to Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) of Star Wars by Melodysheep
Musician John D. Boswell (a.k.a. “Melodysheep“) of Symphony of Science has created “The Force,” a musical tribute to Carrie Fisher, the one and only Princess…
Heroic California Man Pulls Over to Rescue a Wild Rabbit Trapped by the Flames of the Thomas Fire
An unknown man who was driving on Highway One in Ventura County, California, pulled his car over to the side of the road and seemingly…
The City of Springfield Celebrates Christmas in the Latest Simpsons Couch Gag Opening
The Simpsons and the city of Springfield all celebrate Christmas in their own hilarious ways in the latest couch gag for the upcoming episode, “Gone…
Vividly Colored Visualizations of Classical Scores Created With an Online Music Animation Machine
Graphic artist Stephen Malinowski has created a wonderful video series in which he animates classical and jazz scores in gorgeously vivid colors that interact with…
Why Domestic Animals Have Developed Much Smaller Brains Than Their Counterparts In the Wild
MinuteEarth explains through amusing animation, exactly why the brains of domestic animals (pets, farm animals) are far smaller than the brains of their wild counterparts.…
Well Groomed, A Fascinating Film About the Vivid World of Competitive Creative Dog Grooming
Filmmaker Rebecca Stern has created “WELL GROOMED“, a fascinating film that goes inside the vivid, somewhat startling world of creative dog styling competition at the…
Kate McKinnon Hilariously Voices Exertion Sounds and Does an Amazing Impression of Gal Gadot
While appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to promote her new movie Ferdinand, a very chic, red-lipsticked Kate McKinnon hilariously vocalized various “sounds…