Laughing Squid

a daily dose of unique and curious things

A shaggy brown furry monster with a pink hair clip sits in a child’s blue bedroom with a teddy bear on the bed

Eye-Opening Interviews With a Child’s Nighttime Monsters About the Dangers of Daylight

November 4, 2026

Salka Sól Eyfeld in a red knit sweater holds a knitted WTF? sign by a waterfall beside the words AI. Knittaker

Iceland Tourism Campaign Offers ‘AI Knittakers’ to Attend Meetings So Visitors Can Enjoy the Sights

November 4, 2026

Davidlap plays a gray electronic guitar surrounded by horror game icons labeled Fun Is Infinite, Cave14, Thoms.exe and FNAF

Musician Recreates Creepypasta Horror Sounds With a Waterphone, Gong and Other Instruments

November 3, 2026

Loïc Suberville in an apron reaches over a cutting-board chessboard where chess pieces surround a boiled egg in an egg cup

French Comedian Literally Interprets an English Recipe

November 3, 2026

Castellers in blue shirts and black sashes brace the base of a human tower as a child in a red helmet waits nearby

How Catalonia’s Giant Nine-Story Human Towers Stay Upright

November 3, 2026

A herd of elephants gathers closely together on a grassy field at a sanctuary, with forested hills behind them

Elephants Gather Closely Around Their Favorite Human as She Lovingly Sings to Them

November 3, 2026

Simon Whistler holds his forehead beside a plaid Scotch tape dispenser under the words "The OOOF Reason Behind the Name"

How Scotch Tape Got Its Name Despite Being Invented in Minnesota

November 3, 2026

Aerial map of the NYC Marathon start showing blue, orange and pink corrals beside the words How to Handle 50,000 Runners

The Immense Logistics of Helping 50,000 Runners Navigate the New York City Marathon

November 2, 2026

Patrick Stewart smiles and flashes a peace sign while hosting Saturday Night Live in 1994

Patrick Stewart Admits He Was a Closeted ‘Star Trek’ Fan, Then Botches the Trivia in a 1994 ‘SNL’ Monologue

November 2, 2026

Band of the Grenadier Guards in bearskin hats and gray greatcoats play brass instruments outside Buckingham Palace

British Army Band Plays the ‘Star Trek’ Theme in Honor of Sir Patrick Stewart at Buckingham Palace

November 2, 2026