Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
A Grieving Mama Cat Who Lost Her Babies Finds Happiness Caring for Three Newborn Kittens Who Lost Their Mom
A beautiful cat named Mikey, whose newborn kittens sadly passed away shortly after birth, was given a compassionate way out of her looming depression while…
A Retrospective Looking at 22 Years of Memorable Guests on ‘Late Show with David Letterman’
As part of his impending retirement, David Letterman put together a retrospective that looks at 22 years of memorable guests.
Roughed-Up Rugby Players Get Their Front Molars Replaced With Unique Bottle Opener Implants
“Beer Tooth Implant” is a fascinating ad for Salta Beer by Ogilvy Argentina that features a group of roughed-up rugby players each getting one of…
Mountains of Mouthness, An Interactive Experiment Featuring Two Animated Mountains Yelling Tweets at Each Other
Mountains of Mouthness is an interactive experiment created by Magnus Östergren and produced by Goo Technologies that features two mountains yelling tweets at each other.…
Exuberant Cockatoo Enthusiastically Rocks Out to His Human’s Acoustic Version of ‘Don’t Be Cruel’
An incredibly exuberant cockatoo visibly rocks out to his human Mark Muldoon‘s acoustic version of the classic Elvis Presley hit “Don’t Be Cruel” by enthusiastically…
Black Widow Gets a Fashion Internship and Dates Ultron in an ‘SNL’ Standalone Film Spoof Starring Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson hosted Saturday Night Live over the weekend and starred as the Marvel superhero Black Widow in a romantic comedy standalone movie spoof. In…
An Elegant Wooden Coffee Table With an Elaborate Labyrinth Under a Glass Table Top
The Labyrinth Table is a wooden coffee table by artist and furniture maker Benjamin Nordsmark that features an elaborate labyrinth under the glass table top.…
A Circular Wave Tank Generating Water Spouts and Other Impressive Aquatic Phenomena
FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility demonstrates the wide variety of waves it can generate. The water spouts are particularly impressive. Located at the University of…
A Historical Compilation Documenting Queen Elizabeth’s Definitive Taste for Unusual Hats
Newsreel archive British Pathé has posted a wonderful historic compilation that documents Queen Elizabeth II‘s very definitive taste for the fabulously unusual hats that she’s…
Japanese Father Who Created a Remarkable Seven-Year Hand-Drawn Maze Creates New Maze for His Daughter
Back in 2013 we posted about an extraordinarily detailed hand-drawn maze that Japanese father Kazuo Nomura completed for his daughter in 1983 (after seven years…