Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Proud Human Who Works From Home Repeatedly Names His Faithful Dog ‘Employee of the Quarter’
A post shared by Accuride International (@accurideus) on Mar 14, 2017 at 12:13pm PDT Ever since Accuride Southeastern District Sales Manager Michael Reeg began working…
The Trommelwähler, A Vintage Telephone With a Unique Vertical Dialing Mechanism
The Herbert H. Warrick, Jr. Museum of Communications shared of video demonstrating a vintage telephone with a unique dialing mechanism called a Trommelwähler. The phone…
Mice Women Sing, Dance, and Flee From a Giant Cat in a Japanese Laptop Ad For Mouse Computers
Members of the group Nogizaka46 star as mice women who sing, dance, and flee from a giant cat in a Japanese ad campaign for Mouse…
Why It’s So Very Important to Make Sure to Get Enough Sleep Each Night
In “How Much Sleep Do You REALLY Need?” by Life Noggin, narrator Pat Graziosi explains the necessary amount of shuteye that humans need at different…
ChannelTime.tv, A Social Streaming Service That Compiles Videos From reddit Into a Single Feed
Several enterprising students at UC Berkeley have created ChannelTime.tv, a social streaming service that compiles videos from different sections of reddit and puts them into…
Sesame Street Introduces Julia, A Four-Year-Old Character With Autism
A post shared by Sesame Street (@sesamestreet) on Mar 20, 2017 at 7:32am PDT Sesame Street has introduced Julia, a four-year-old character with autism. Along…
Artist Creates a Full Suit of Black Knight Armor Out of Cardboard For a Six Year Old Kid
In 2011, New York artist Warren King created an incredible full suit of black knight armor for a 6-year-old using cardboard, paint, hot glue, rubber…
Internet Warriors, A Fascinating Look Into the Lives of Prolific Online Contrarians From All Over the World
In a short documentary for The Guardian entitled “The Internet Warriors“, director Kyrre Lien traveled around the world to speak with prolific and profane online…
A Hilarious Compilation of Outrageous Stories Told on the Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show has put together an absolutely hilarious compilation of some of the most outrageous and very personal stories that his famous guests…
Gollum Sings a Precious Cover of ‘Time After Time’ by Cyndi Lauper
Oakland, California 6th grade history and science teacher Ian Walters has returned as Gollum from The Lord of the Rings to perform a precious cover…