Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
‘Sesame Street’ Signs Deal to Air Its Next Five Seasons on HBO Before Eventually Running on PBS
The Sesame Workshop has signed a deal with HBO to air the next five seasons of Sesame Street on the premium cable network and its streaming…
Vociferous Quaker Parrot Laughs Himself Silly During an On-Camera Demonstration
A vociferous Quaker parrot (monk parakeet) named Chopsticks hammed it up on camera until he laughed himself silly during a demonstration he was doing with…
Okilly Dokilly, A Heavy Metal Band Inspired by The Simpsons Character Ned Flanders
Okilly Dokilly is a metal — or “Nedal” — band inspired by The Simpsons character Ned Flanders. Each member of the band wears Flander’s signature…
Handitaur, A Five-Piece Finger Puppet Set That Transforms Your Hand Into a Centaur
The Handitaur is a five-piece finger puppet set by novelty retailer Archie McPhee, that transforms your hand into a legendary centaur. The Handitaur, which includes…
Comedian Adam Pally Dresses Up as a Green-Faced Mashup of Abraham Lincoln and The Mask on ‘Conan’
On a recent episode of Conan, comedian Adam Pally came out on set with Conan O’Brien and Andy Richter dressed up as a green-faced mashup…
Vancouver Man Nearly Falls as He Sets New World Record for ‘Longest Free Solo Highline’ in the Sport of Slacklining
Vancouver man Spencer Seabrooke nearly fell recently as he set a new world record for “Longest Free Solo Highline” in the sport of slacklining, where a…
Beautiful 4K Aerial Video of the Lavender Fields in Provence, France Shot With a DJI Phantom 3 Drone
Joshua Karthik, co-founder of Stories in Motion, shot some beautiful 4k aerial video of the wonderful lavender fields in Provence, France using a DJI Phantom…
How To Hack Chipotle To Increase the Size of a Burrito by 86% Without Spending Any Extra Money
Dylan Grosz of the apartment search service Apartment List demonstrates 6 clever hacks that can increase the size of a Chipotle burrito by 86% without…
Man Skiing Down a Series of Three Escalators
Daniel Freed Schwartz shot an insane GoPro video of him skiing down a series of three escalators and then into a parking garage. He shot…
Canadian Parliamentary Candidate Wyatt Scott Kills a Dragon and Shoots Lasers From His Eyes in Campaign Video
Canadian parliamentary candidate Wyatt Scott kills a dragon, shoots lasers from his eyes, and fist bumps a space alien in his official campaign video. Scott…