Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
PopUP Forest: Times Square, An Initiative to Bring a Temporary Forest to New York City
PopUP Forest: Times Square is an intriguing project that aims to bring a temporary forest to Time Square in New York City. The project calls…
Baby Elephant Adorably Attempts to Unwind a Blue Rubber Hose Off of a Broken Tree Stump
An adorable baby elephant named Navann at the Elephant Nature Park (previously) in Chiang Mai, Thailand repeatedly attempts to unwind a length of blue rubber…
Seattle Artist Creates Rainy Day Sidewalk Art That Is Only Visible When Wet
In his Rainworks project, Seattle-based artist Peregrine Church creates clever sidewalk art that is only visible when wet. Church embarked on the project as a…
Pretty Tabby Cat Patiently Models Illustrated Paper Masks With a Flower on Her Head
A pretty little tabby cat with a flower on her head patiently models several illustrated paper masks depicting different mouth expressions that were handmade by…
‘Zombie vs. Drone’, A Short Film About a Female Survivor Who Is Saved From a Zombie by Two Kids and Their Quadcopter
Director Alrik Bursell, writer Marque Cornblatt, and the Aerial Sports League have created Zombie vs. Drone, a short film about a tough female survivor who…
Frustrated Giant Tortoise Slowly Chases After the Journalist Who Interrupted His Mating Process
When journalist Paul Rose and producer Neil Gelinas of the Pristine Seas Expedition were walking across Assumption Island in Seychelles, the two men accidentally interrupted…
A Father & Son Build Giant Models of Movie-Themed ‘Transformers’ Out of Used Car Parts in the Hunan Province of China
Yu Zhilin and his son, two farmers located in the Hunan Province of China, have created a business out of building incredible giant models of…
The Unimal, A Mid-Century Agricultural Mascot Made of Five Farm Animals Combined Into a Bizarre Creature
The Unimal was a curious mascot for animal agriculture created by Cornell professor Howard E. Babcock in the middle of the 20th century. The Unimal…
Mail a Spud, A Service That Mails an Unpackaged, Stamp-Covered Potato to Anyone in the United States
Mail a Spud is a service that will mail a stamp-covered, unpackaged russet potato to anyone in the United States. All potatoes are shipped via…
Whiskas Australia Tests Out a Wearable Camera for Cats That Automatically Posts Pictures to Instagram
Whiskas Australia has created the CATSTACAM, a wearable camera for cats that automatically posts pictures to Instagram tagged #catsacam so that humans can see the…