Laughing Squid
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Stephen Colbert Goes Undercover as the Strangest H&R Block Tax Pro Ever In a Hidden Camera Prank
In his latest hidden camera prank on The Late Show, Stephen Colbert decided to go deep undercover as an H&R Block tax pro and surprised…
Crushing an Anvil With a Hydraulic Press
Finnish couple Lauri and Anni Vuohensilta of the Hydraulic Press Channel have created an extremely dangerous video where they crush an anvil using their hydraulic…
Scottish Women’s Group Knits Sweaters For Overlooked Dogs To Help Them Get Adopted
The Scottish RSPCA partnered with the Scottish Women’s Institute to provide brightly colored sweaters to loving, adoptable dogs who may have been overlooked because of…
How the Proficient Use of Proper Commas Can Provide More Clarity to One’s Intentions
In their incredibly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss , linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually explain the importance that proper…
How Humans Developed a Sense of Empathy In Order to Get Along Well Within Society
In an insightful episode of Life Noggin, narrator Pat Graziosi posited the question, “What If You’re Born Without Sympathy & Empathy?“, while explaining that these…
Talented Musicians Perform Original Symphonies on a Variety of Manual Typewriters
Great Big Story visited with The Boston Typewriter Orchestra, a group of talented alternative musicians who compose and perform original symphonies using sounds emitted from…
A Helpful Feline Sister Retrieves a Beloved Cat Toy From a High Shelf for Her Helpless Little Brother
Concerned by her little brother’s dismay, a very helpful cat named Q came running into the room to retrieve a beloved cat toy that had…
A Bad Lip Reading of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Featuring Mark Hamill as Han Solo
Bad Lip Reading has provided a different take of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story that featured the hilarious character voices by the incomparable Mark…
A Determined Golden Retriever Hikes Along the Great Wall of China With His Faithful Human
An amiably determined golden retriever took both bus and a train to make the journey along the incredible Great Wall of China alongside his faithful…
Man at Arms: Reforged Builds House Stark’s Valyrian Steel Greatsword ‘Ice’ From Game of Thrones
On a legendary episode of Man at Arms: Reforged, the talented team of blacksmiths and craftsmen at Baltimore Knife and Sword built a real-life version…