Laughing Squid

a daily dose of unique and curious things

The Professor Gilligan's Island

Why the Professor Never Repaired the S.S. Minnow to Get the ‘Gilligan’s Island’ Castaways Home

March 5, 2026

Langur Monkey Mountain Climb

Langur Monkey Makes Perilous Climb Up Sheer Mountain Face to Save Her Baby From Rival Males

March 5, 2026

Jim Cummings Wired Advice

Jim Cummings Shares Expert Voice Acting Advice

March 4, 2026

Linguistic Lie

How Linguists Determine What Counts as a Lie

March 4, 2026

The Finale Problem

How a Bad Finale Can Ruin a Long-Running TV Show

March 4, 2026

Simons Cat Compter Mayhem

Simon’s Cat Finds Creative Ways to Wreak Havoc on His Human’s Computers

March 4, 2026

Catherine O'Hara Comedic Career

The Marvelously Multifaceted Comedic Career of Catherine O’Hara

March 3, 2026

Cockatoo 102 Year Old Woman

Surrendered Cockatoo Makes Beeline Straight Into the Arms of a 102 Year Old Woman Visiting a Shelter

March 3, 2026

Playing Two Recorders Mouth Nose

Musician Plays Two Recorder Flutes at Once Using Her Mouth and Nose

March 3, 2026

Man Helps Pigeons With Stringfoot

Caring Man Spends His Free Time Removing Painful Hair and String Entangled Around Pigeons’ Feet

March 3, 2026