Laughing Squid

a daily dose of unique and curious things

The Detectorists

A Beautiful Short Film About Otter Protection Told From a Young Detector Dog’s Point of View

January 9, 2026

Overlooked Kindness

Why Kindness Is Often Overlooked For Cruelty

January 9, 2026

Strange Canned Food

Some of the World’s Strangest Canned Foods

January 9, 2026

Young Elephants Yoga Balls

Young Elephants Adorably Attempt to Pop Yoga Balls

January 9, 2026

How to Bass

How to Build a Funky Electronic Bassline

January 8, 2026

What Depression Feels Like

What Depression Feels Like and How It Can Be Treated

January 8, 2026

Ultra Slow Motion Chainsaw

Ultra Slow Motion Footage of a Chainsaw Cutting Through Wood at 20,000 Frames Per Second

January 8, 2026

Upper lowercase Differences

Why Some Uppercase and Lowercase Letters Look Nothing Alike

January 8, 2026

Construction Paper Guitar

Luthier Crafts an Electric Guitar Out of 500 Sheets of Colorful Construction Paper

January 7, 2026

Frozen Lake Ice Carousel

Outdoorsman Creates a Motorized Ice Carousel on a Frozen Lake in Kazakhstan

January 7, 2026