Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Playful Dog Interacts With His Marionette Twin
Polish puppeteer Lukasz Puczko and his realistic dog marionette Burek, hilariously interacted with an audience member's lookalike pet dog.
155 Pound Newfoundland Dog Insists on Using the Kitchen Counter as Her Bed
A big beautiful Newfoundland dog named Cocoa absolutely insists upon using the kitchen counter as her bed over anything else in the house.
The History of Waffles
Max Miller of Tasting History prepared a waffle recipe from 1714 while talking about the history of waffles.
Every Optical Illusion Explained in Eight Minutes
The Paint Explainer gave detailed examples of evert famous optical illusion over the course of eight dizzying minutes.
A Bitchin’ 1980s Cardboard Synthesizer Cat Scratcher
SUCK UK created a bitchin' cardboard cat scratchpad that looks a lot like a Moog analog synthesizer from the 1980s.
A Realistic Four-Course Meal Made Out of Play-Doh
Artist Mong Sweets prepared a mouth-watering, four-course fine dining meal model made completely out of Play-Doh.
Men Use Ladder to Rescue Cat Stranded on Narrow Ledge of River Canal
Men in Almaty, Kazakhstan used a ladder to rescue a black cat who had gotten stranded on a very narrow ledge on the side of a river canal.
1964 BBC Report on a Bullfighting Club That Used Bicycles Instead of Bulls
The BBC series Tonight visited a group of men in Rochdale, England who conducted bullfights with bikes instead of bulls.
Little Boy Is Overjoyed When Excavator Operator Fills His Toy Dump Truck With Dirt
A little boy bravely approached a giant excavator that filled his bright yellow toy dump truck with dirt from the construction site.
The Origins Behind the Name of Every State in the US
Linguist Rob Watts of RobWords looks at the etymological origins behind the names of all 50 states within the United States.