Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
A Man in His Late 20s Struggles With the Choice Between Grad School and Opening a Brewery
A man in his late 20s struggles with the choice between going to grad school and opening a craft brewery in a sketch by Above…
Artist Couple Gives a Tour of Their Unique Floating Homemade Island
Artists Catherine King and Wayne Adams live on a floating island they built themselves off the coast of Vancouver Island called Freedom Cove. Among the…
Nerdwriter Explains How Director Shane Black Makes Violence Meaningful in His Movies
Los Angeles video blogger and web producer Evan Puschak (a.k.a. “The Nerdwriter“) recently explained how director and writer Shane Black goes about making violence meaningful…
How the Olympic Sport of Race Walking Works and Why It Looks So Strange
Vox contributors Brian Resnick and Phil Edwards look at how the Olympic sport of race walking works and why it looks so strange. Race walkers must…
A Clever Anti-Theft Feature That Stops People From Stealing Rolls Royce Hood Ornaments
Mark Powell from Rolls Royce Tampa Bay demonstrated an clever anti-theft feature that stops people from stealing the Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornaments from Rolls…
How James Joyce Used His Talent for Interior Monologue to Offer Insight Into His Characters
In the latest of their “Literature” series, the School of Life offers insight into the life and times of author James Joyce, explaining how his…
The Incredible French Criminalist Who Inspired Arthur Conan Doyle to Create Sherlock Holmes
In a very informative animation, Cracked tells the remarkable story of Eugène François Vidocq, the French former felon who went on to become the very…
Eccentric Inventor Colin Furze Builds a Massive 360 Swing in His Backyard in England
Eccentric inventor Colin Furze built a massive 360 swing in his backyard in Lincolnshire, England and took it for a spin despite his claims that…
Daring Urban Explorers Climb 265 Meter Tall New World Centre in Hong Kong
The daring urban explorers Vitaliy Raskalov and Vadim Makhorov from On the Roofs traveled to Hong Kong to climb the 265 meter tall New World Centre. The…
Guitarist Randy Bachman of The Guess Who Explains the Origins of ‘American Woman’
In an animated episode of Great Big Story, legendary guitarist Randy Bachman of the Canadian band The Guess Who explained how he came up with…