Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Crusoe the Dachshund and Chef Gino D’Acampo Show How to Make Quick and Easy Bruschetta Classica
Crusoe the Celebrity Dachshund (previously) put on his chef’s hat and set about demonstrating how to make a quick and easy bruschetta classica with the…
An Amazing MOC LEGO Recreation of the 11th Doctor’s First TARDIS Console Room
Thorsten Bosch (also known as Xenomurphy) has crafted an amazing MOC LEGO recreation of the 11th Doctor‘s first TARDIS Console Room as it appeared on…
Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson Walk the Runway at Paris Fashion Week in Character for ‘Zoolander 2’
Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson walked the runway at the Valentino show during Paris Fashion Week in character as Derek Zoolander and Hansel MacDonald to…
The Eye Scanning Password Authenticator, A Biometric Device That Safeguards a Person’s Digital Data
The Eye Scanning Password Authenticator from Hammacher Schlemmer is a handheld biometric scanner that scans the user’s eye to confirm their identity. Once confirmed, the…
Cyriak Creates a Mind-Bending Animation Out of Money in the Music Video for ‘Occupy’ by Gong
In his music video for “Occupy” by Gong, artist Cyriak Harris (previously) recounts “13.8 billion years of capitalism” in a hectic computer animation created entirely…
A Georgia Town Where a Few Episodes of AMC’s ‘The Walking Dead’ Were Filmed Has Gone Up for Sale on eBay
Grantville, a small city in Georgia where a few episodes of AMC‘s hit television series The Walking Dead were filmed, has recently gone up for…
Mophie to Dispatch Adoptable St. Bernards Equipped With Batteries to Rescue Dying Devices at SXSW
Mophie, the company that makes the popular portable batteries for mobile devices, has taken a page from Alpine historical legend and partnered with the St.…
Google Releases a New Google Calendar App for the iPhone With Schedule View and Assists
Google has announced the release of a new Google Calendar app for the iPhone (previously there was only the Android version released in November of…
Photo of Morpheus From ‘The Matrix’ Standing Behind a Sink, Making People Pick Between the Blue & Red Faucet Handles
Tastefully Offensive recently posted a funny photo on Tumblr that’s been circulating online of Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) from The Matrix film series standing behind a…
Doves Type, A Typeface Lost Over a Feud & Rediscovered Almost 100 Years Later at the Bottom of the River Thames
The BBC has documented the amazing rediscovery of Doves Type, a typeface lost in 1916 after its owner, T.J. Cobden-Sanderson, resolved a feud over its…