Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
How to Make an Adorable Origami Darth Vader
Origami artist Tadashi Mori from São Paulo, Brazil has created a wonderful video where he demonstrates how to make an adorable origami Darth Vader. More…
Ray Tomlinson (1941-2016), Inventor of Email and Implementer of the Universal @ Sign Protocol
Ray Tomlinson, the brilliant developer who created the first iteration of email and implemented the @ sign as a universal protocol, passed away this past…
A Wonderful Tribute to 14 Seasons of MythBusters
Thomas Crenshaw put together a wonderful tribute to MythBusters, which recently ended its amazing 14 season run on the Discovery Channel with an epic grand…
Deep Sea Explorers Discover a Rare Ghostlike Dumbo Octopus 14,000 Feet Below the Ocean Surface
While exploring 14,000 feet below the waters of Necker Island, Hawaii on February 27, 2016, a remotely operated vehicle belonging to the NOAA ship Okeanos…
Cozy Crocheted Star Wars X-Wing Fighter Blankets
Michelle J Moore of MJ’s Off the Hook Designs has created crocheted Star Wars X-wing starfighter blankets that will take you to a warm and…
The Anatomy of Going Out
John Atkinson charts the anatomy of going out in his latest Wrong Hands comic.
Hell’s Club Part Two: Another Night, A Movie Mashup Where Popular Film Characters Meet at a Nightclub in One Scene
Paris, France-based Antonio Da Silva of AMDS Films is back again and has created “Hell’s Club Part Two: Another Night,” the next installment of his…
Exploring the Real-Life Feasibility of Star Trek Transporters as a Means of Transportation
In “The Trouble with Transporters“, the wonderful CGP Grey examines the real-life feasibility of the infamous mode of transportation employed in the many generations of…
Star Wars: The Force Awakens In-Home Trailer Teases Bonus Content on DVD and Blu-ray
A new in-home trailer has been released Star Wars: The Force Awakens that gives us a glimpse at all of the amazing bonus content that…
How Tootsie Rolls Helped Save the Lives of a Group of U.S. Marines During the Korean War
Great Big Story tells the fascinating story of how Tootsie Rolls helped save the lives of a group of U.S. Marines during the Korean War.…