How Potatoes Came to Be Called Spuds
Today I Found Out host Simon Whistler explains how potatoes came to be called spuds. Whistler explains the history of the connection between the word…
Liquid Nitrogen Skating Across the Surface of Different Types of Fluids
Carsandwater dropped spoonfuls of liquid nitrogen into pans of gasoline, isopropyl alcohol, and water to film how the liquid skates across the surface of each.
How Tiny the Original Godzilla (50 Meters Tall) Would Look Attacking Modern-Day Tokyo
???????(??50m)?2016????????? #shingodzilla #godzilla pic.twitter.com/6F3SD2NQMd — ?? ? (@FUKUBLOG) August 1, 2016 Shinobu Yoshino recently posted a photo on Twitter that takes a look at how…
How Bacteria Were Observed in the 1670s
Vox and science writer Ed Yong explain how Antonie van Leeuwenhoek built his own microscopes and first observed bacteria in the 1670s. The discovery led…
All Tracks of Glen Tickle’s Upcoming Comedy Album ‘Yes, Really’ Now Available For Streaming
(Yes, Really) by Glen Tickle Father, comedian, and Laughing Squid contributing writer Glen Tickle currently has his upcoming comedy album, Yes, Really, available to pre-order…
Coffiest, A New Coffee-Flavored Caffeinated Breakfast Replacement by Soylent
Coffiest is a new coffee-flavored breakfast replacement by Soylent. The product has the same nutritional profile as Soylent 2.0, but with added coffee flavor and…
Billy Bob Thornton is Wilder, Drunker, and Badder in First Trailer for Bad Santa 2
Broad Green Pictures has released a red band trailer for Bad Santa 2, a sequel to the 2003 Bad Santa film starring Billy Bob Thornton…
A Mischievous Dolphin Grabs a Pink iPad Out of a Woman’s Hand While She Was Taking a Picture
While visiting SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida, an unsuspecting tourist took her iPad out to take a picture when a mischievous dolphin playfully popped out of…
Emmy Nominated ‘Honest Trailers’ Web Series Pokes Fun at Other 2016 Emmy Nominees
To celebrate their Honest Trailers web series being nominated for the Outstanding Short Form Variety Series Emmy Award, Screen Junkies thought it would be appropriate…
A Pilfering Squirrel Captures Amazing First-Person Leafy Footage With a Stolen GoPro Camera
Thinking that s/he had found a yummy treat, a stealthy little squirrel nabbed a hidden GoPro camera and whisked it up a tree, capturing first-hand…