Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
A Young Gorilla Pounds His Chest to Draw His Mother’s Attention Away From His Newborn Sibling
In September 2016, a Western lowland gorilla named Ozala at the Twycross Zoo cradled her newborn baby in her arms while a seemingly jealous older…
Captain Underpants, An Animated Superhero Film Based on the Children’s Book Series by Dav Pilkey
DreamWorksTV has released the first trailer for Captain Underpants, the upcoming animated comedy film based on the children’s novel series of the same name by…
The Opening Scene of Ghost In The Shell
Paramount Pictures has just released the opening scene of Ghost In The Shell, in theaters March 31, 2017. In the near future, Major (Scarlett Johansson)…
White Eyed Rowdy, A Beautiful Black Therapy Dog With a White Vitiligo Mask Around His Eyes
A post shared by White Eyed Rowdy (@white_eyed_rowdy) on Mar 20, 2017 at 12:10am PDT White Eyed Rowdy is an absolutely beautiful black dog who,…
A Tiny Fast-Moving Tortoise Chases After an Even Faster Moving Purple Plastic Ball
An adorably fast-moving tortoise flailed his little legs in pursuit of a purple plastic ball that kept just ahead of him. It was only when…
The Not-So-Sweet History of Chocolate Explained
In an unsettling Ted-Ed video, Deanna L. Pucciarelli, Associate Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics at Ball State University explains through a narrated animation the not-so-sweet…
An Improvisational Robotic Marimba Player Performs Onstage With a Talented Jazz Band
In honor of the 40th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the 25th anniversary of VSA arts of Georgia, an amazingly improvisational robotic…
Wheel of Fortune Contestant Fails to Solve ‘A Streetcar Na_ed Desire’ Providing a ‘K’ Instead of ‘M’
With one letter left, Wheel of Fortune contestant Kevin failed to name the correct letter to complete the title of the classic Tennessee Williams’ play…
The Reboot of Mystery Science Theater 3000 Returns to the Satellite of Love in April 2017
Netflix has released a wonderfully colorful trailer of the successfully crowdfunded reboot of the 1989 Joel Hodgson series Mystery Science Theater 3000. The series, featuring…
Recreating the Opening of Louis CK’s ‘Louie’
Durning their first trip to NYC (and the US) redditor gharbl and his girlfriend did an impressive job recreating of the opening of Louis CK’s…