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A Fascinating Tour Through the World’s Largest Operational Pipe Organ at Macy’s Philadelphia
In December 2014, The Philadelphia Daily News was given a guided tour into the belly of the world’s largest operational musical instrument, an enormous pipe…
Pampshade, Beautiful Lamps Made Out of Homemade Bread and Other Baked Goods
Former Japanese baker and designer Yukiko Morita has created Pampshade, a wonderful line of uniquely beautiful lamps and lighting designs that are made out of…
Hello World, A Beautiful Timelapse Celebrating the Birth of Baby Girl Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.
On September 1, 2017, tennis great Serena Williams and reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, a friend of Laughing Squid, welcomed their beautiful baby daughter Alexis Olympia…
A Loudly Purring African Cheetah Mistakes Repeated Meerkat Attacks as Enjoyable Grooming Sessions
A loudly purring cheetah kitten named Kinji adorably mistook the intentions of a group of angry attacking meerkats on the other side of a wire…
A Clever Animation Documenting the Illustrator’s Experience of Thinking He Had a Heart Attack
When illustrator Bard Edlund felt a stabbing pain in his abdomen he took the logical step of calling his doctor. Concerned that he was having…
Man Plays an Adorable Game of Peek-A-Boo With Shy Little Owl Sitting in a Flower Pot
While visiting the Bridlington Birds of Prey and Animal Park near East Yorkshire, England, a Sheffield man named Michael Stephenson came across a shy little…
Stunning Abstract Wooden Sculptures Featuring Intricately Carved Cityscapes From Around the World
A post shared by James McNabb (@mcnabbstudio) on Sep 13, 2017 at 6:28am PDT Artist and sculptor James McNabb creates absolutely stunning cityscapes that are…
Jason Scott Talks His Way Out Of It, A Weekly Podcast of Stories About Subjects He Cares About
Jason Scott, a talented filmmaker, speaker, archivist for Internet Archive and good friend of Laughing Squid is now doing a weekly podcast entitled. “Jason Scott…
Soy Pablo, A Bad Lip Reading Fake Trailer For Season 3 of Narcos
Bad Lip Reading and Netflix teamed up to create “Soy Pablo,” a hilarious fake extended trailer for the third season of Narcos. The amusing trailer…
A Hilarious Apple Parody Referring to the Newly Announced iPhone X As a $1,000 Emoji Machine
Comedian Jack Douglass of Jacksfilms has created a hilarious parody based on the Apple September 12 “One More Thing announcement” of the iPhone X, referring…