Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Busy Ferret Makes a Snuggly Nest Under a Cabinet Using Items Found Around the Bathroom
A busy little blonde ferret sets about making a nest under a slide-out cabinet, diligently scrounging around michan16122‘s bathroom in search of the perfect items…
‘Amazon Prime for Women’, An Amusingly Topical Parody That Addresses the Gender Pay Gap
Comedian Paul Gale (previously) has created a parody of the Amazon Prime service with “Amazon Prime for Women,” a brief but amusing and highly topical…
Highlights From the 15th Annual Edwardian Ball in San Francisco
Videographer Mark Day recently posted a video of highlights from the 2015 Edwardian Ball–the annual two-night celebration of writer and artist Edward Gorey–which took place…
Jonathan Banks of ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul’ Talks with Conan About the Educational Film He Made in 1974
“It goes under the category that no good deed goes unpunished.” On last night’s episode of Conan, actor Jonathan Banks of Better Call Saul and…
A Camera Mounted to an Umbrella Captures the Experience of Walking Down the Snowy Streets of New York City
A camera mounted to an umbrella captures the experience of walking down the snow-covered streets of New York City in winter in a short video…
Bald Eagle in Pennsylvania Is Covered in Snow up to Its Head While Protecting Its Eggs
Liberty and Freedom, a pair of nesting bald eagles in Pennsylvania let themselves get buried in snow while protecting their eggs.
‘PBS Game/Show’ Explores How ‘Minecraft’ Creates the Worlds Players Explore
PBS Game/Show host Jamin Warren explores how the immensely popular video game Minecraft creates worlds for players to explore in a recent episode of the…
A Surprisingly Quick Tortoise Almost Keeps Up With a Playful Dog as They Chase One Another Around the Yard
A surprisingly quick-moving sulcata tortoise named Sheldon almost keeps up with a playful Pit Bull named Dolly as they happily chase one another around the…
Common Misconceptions About Allergies Logically Examined, Explained, and Debunked
In the Mental Floss video “Misconceptions about Allergies“, host Elliot Morgan lists the most commonly held beliefs about allergies and examines, explains, and debunks each…
An Art Print by Pop Chart Lab Imagining the Business Cards of Popular Comic Book Superhero and Villain Alter Egos
(larger) The Vocations of Heroes and Villains is a new art print by Pop Chart Lab that imagines the business cards of popular comic book…