Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
‘Planet Tails’, The Second Operational Cat Café in America Opens in Naples, Florida
Planet Tales, a pet lifestyle center in Naples, Florida opened on December 3, 2014, becoming the second operational cat café in the United States. Founder…
Hedgehog Inadvertently Plays a Respectable Measure of Jazz Just by Walking Across the Piano Keys
Marutaro, the adorable hedgehog who poses for silly pictures, inadvertently plays a respectable measure of jazz whenever he walks across the keys of the family…
The Fairy Post Office, A Tiny Post Office Hidden Inside a Tree in an Orinda, California Park
photo by mallorypickett The Fairy Post Office is an unofficial yet functioning post office located in a tree in Tilden Park in Orinda, California. The…
More Surreal Fused Figure Sculptures by Yoshitoshi Kanemaki
Back in March we first posted about the wonderful wooden sculptures of bizarrely fused human figures created by Japanese artist Yoshitoshi Kanemaki. Kanemaki’s life-sized sculptures…
Tabby Cat With a Surprisingly Green Colored Coat Roams the Streets of Varna, Bulgaria
A stray tabby with an unusually colored coat of greenish-blue wanders the streets of Varna, Bulgaria, causing onlookers to do a double-take whenever the feline…
Ika Squid Plush by Inki Drop, An Adorable Cephalopod Toy
Inki Drop has released the tentacle-y adorable Ika Squid Plush, which is available now at Shana Logic (previously). This palm-sized buddy measures 4″ from the…
Many Small Cubes, An Outdoor Installation of Aluminum Cubes and Live Plants in Paris
photo by Marc Domage For the FIAC art fair back in October, Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto created “Many Small Cubes”, an installation of metal cubes…
Kalamazoo Wings Hockey Player Ray Kaunisto Plays the ‘Super Troopers’ Cat Game During an Interview
Self-described proud Yooper and Kalamazoo Wings hockey player Ray Kaunisto dropped seven “meows” into a 40-second interview during intermission of a game in an homage…
Classic Paintings Recreated With Decorative Masking Tape
Tape recreation of ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ by Johannes Vermeer Japan-based artist Nasa Funahara uses decorative masking tape to recreate classic paintings by Vincent…
SciShow Explains How Motor Proteins Operate in the Body to Help Cells Divide and Transport Material
SciShow host Hank Green explains how motor proteins operate in the body. The proteins serve a number of functions within a cell including cell division and…