Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
A Tiny Kitten Who Hid In the Bumper of a Pilot’s BMW Accidentally Becomes a Royal Navy Mascot
In June 2016, a tiny kitten went to sleep in a nice, warm safe place that turned out to be the bumper of a beloved…
Zero, An App for Tracking Fasting That Helps Users Keep to Regimented Eating Schedule
Zero is a new app for tracking fasting created by Kevin Rose that is designed to help users keep to a regimented eating schedule. Rose…
Homestar Runner Goes for the Gold in a Brand New Episode Based on a Story Written in 1996
Homestar Runner goes for the gold in a brand new episode written by creators Mike Chapman and Craig Zobel in 1996 that Homestar and Strong…
Pigcasso, A Creative Pig Who Was Saved From Slaughter Expresses Herself Through Painting
Pigcasso is no ordinary pig. After being rescued by the wonderful humans at Farm Sanctuary SA, the creative little porcine lady decided the best way…
The Untold Story of Legendary Sith Lord Darth Vader
Kat Rosenfield and Scott Harris of Looper have gathered their information and released the untold story of the legendary Sith Lord Darth Vader from Star…
Artist Turns the Street Grids of San Francisco and Brooklyn Into Intricate Puzzle Mazes
San Francisco artist and cartographer Michelle Chandra of Dirt Alley Design has turned street grids of San Francisco and Brooklyn into amazingly intricate puzzle mazes.…
Carrie Fisher (1956-2016), Legendary Actress, Screenwriter, Author, Producer and Hero
photo by Riccardo Ghilardi photographer – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 Carrie Fisher, the legendary author, screenwriter, producer, speaker, hero and actress who most notably…
Tiny Capuchin Monkeys Offer a Helping Hand to People Who Lost Their Manual Dexterity to Injury
Great Big Story visited with Helping Hands, an organization in Boston, Massachusetts that trains tiny capuchin monkeys to act as helpful service animals to disabled…
A Side-by-Side Comparison Between The Simpsons Intros From 1991 and 2009
A side-by-side comparison between the old intro for The Simpsons from 1991 and the show's high-definition update that was released in 2009.
A Retro 1980s Version of the ‘Westworld’ Series Intro
Tom Gosling (a.k.a. “MessyPandas“) has created a retro 1980s version of the intro for HBO’s popular Westworld television series. MessyPandas’ awesome synthwave style remix of…