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Season Three of the Netflix Series ‘House of Cards’ Briefly Appears Before Being Taken Down
UPDATE: The third season has been taken down, one assumes intentionally, and is no longer available to stream. The original post appears below the embedded…
Beautiful Handmade Resin Jewelry Containing Real Flowers, Seashells, and Other Natural Objects
Oregon-based jewelry designer ModernFlowerChild handcrafts gorgeous clear resin jewelry that contains real flowers, seashells, leaves, and other organic materials. The jewelry is available in a…
Archie McPhee Releases a New Series of Fezzes Emblazoned With Creative Logos
Archie McPhee has released a series of new fezzes emblazoned with creative logos. We at Laughing Squid are partial to the squid fez, but the…
‘Dr. Who TARDIS Chair’, A Whimsical Bergère Regency Chair Reupholstered With a Handmade TARDIS Design
Artist Shannon Witt of WittsWhimsy has created the “Dr. Who Tardis Chair,” a whimsical Bergère Regency chair beautifully reupholstered with hand-painted Shantung silk, handmade piping,…
An Adorable Hand-Drawn Marriage Proposal Flip Book That Conceals an Engagement Ring
Artist Ben Zurawski, who creates custom hand-drawn flip books under the moniker The Flippist, created this incredibly adorable marriage proposal flip book with a hidden…
Simple Lessons in Braiding Four-Strand and Six-Strand Challah Bread
Four-Strand Challah Baker Dovber Berkowitz offers simple lessons in braiding challah, the traditional Jewish bread that’s typically eaten on the Sabbath, with both four-strands and…
A Series of Weird Awards Given Out Around the World
In a recent episode of the Mental Floss series List Show, host Page Finch presents a series of weird awards that have been given out. Finch gives…
How Structural Coloration Gives the Morpho Butterfly Its Gorgeous Iridescent Blue Color
In “What Gives the Morpho Butterfly Its Magnificent Blue?” KQED Science host Jenny Oh Hatfield explains the concept of structural coloration, the process that gives…
‘Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic’, A Retro Role-Playing Video Game With a Randomized World
Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic is a retro role-playing video game by developer The Bitfather (and published by Headup Games) that uses elements from the…
Reptile Rejuvenation, A Short Documentary Revealing the Warm Personalities Behind Cold-Blooded Reptiles
In “Wild Inside: Reptile Rejuvenation”, the Smithsonian Channel talked to the reptile caretakers at the National Zoo in Washington D.C. and learned that despite their…