Laughing Squid

a daily dose of unique and curious things

Surprised woman holds a giant skeleton skull covered in green chia sprouts beside a sprouted hand and pelvis

Artist Transforms 12-Foot Skeleton Into a Giant Chia Pet

October 14, 2026

Man with a button accordion and woman holding a Ukrainian bandura, both in black, stand by a lake lined with autumn trees

A Stirring Cover of ‘The Sound of Silence’ Played on Ukrainian Bandura and Accordion

October 14, 2026

Green robotic gripper holding a ripe strawberry beside a Tom Scott tasting a strawberry in a greenhouse

Why Agricultural Robots Struggle to Pick Strawberries

October 13, 2026

Olive, a green lineolated parakeet, nestled on soft gray fabric beside her human

Clingy Parakeet Follows Her Human Around the House Like a Puppy

October 13, 2026

Handwritten words taramasalata, riffraff, nonannouncement, whippersnapper and possessionlessness with repeated letters in red

English Words With the Most Repeated Letters

October 13, 2026

Close-up of a heap of candy corn with yellow bases, orange middles and white tips

The Complex History of Candy Corn, a Polarizing Halloween Treat

October 13, 2026

Kent Nishimura playing an acoustic guitar during his fingerstyle performance of Michael Jackson's "Thriller"

An Exceptional Acoustic Fingerstyle Cover of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’

October 12, 2026

Beaver inspecting a carved Halloween pumpkin at the Oregon Zoo

Busy Beavers Enjoy a Yummy Halloween Pumpkin

October 12, 2026

Long-haired, bearded man plays a classical guitar beside an upright sonic toothbrush, shown in two frames

Classical Guitarist Jams With the Melodious Vibrations of a Sonic Toothbrush

October 12, 2026

Cartoon owl teacher points to Buying and Renting chalkboards between twin girls on red and blue halves

The Pros and Cons of Buying or Renting a Home

October 12, 2026