Laughing Squid
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A Stunt Rider Performs a Series of Impressive Freestyle Tricks on a Scooter
In the latest short from Taipei production team Kuma Films (previously), daredevil Anpei Yo performs a number of impressive freestyle tricks on a scooter. Kuma…
Rambro the Angry Ram Confronts a Piece of Heavy Construction Equipment
New Zealander Marty Todd shot some video of Rambro the Angry Ram up to his old tricks again, this time taking on the bucket of…
A Supercut of Evil Insults Dished Out by Skeletor on ‘He-Man and the Masters of the Universe’
DreamWorksTV has created a supercut video of the many evil insults dished out by the villainous Skeletor on the animated series He-Man and the Masters…
A Father Creates an Iron Man Halloween Costume For His Hospitalized Newborn Son
Burlington, North Carolina prop maker and father Eric Hart did something special for his newborn son, who is currently being treated in the hospital, by…
‘Downton Abbey’ Parody ‘The Britishes’ Applies Modern Smartphone Etiquette to Turn-of-the-Century Telephones
The Downton Abbey parody The Britishes applies modern smartphone etiquette to turn-of-the-century telephones in the latest episode “Stop Looking at Your Phones.” The series is a joint production…
Jimmy Fallon Introduces Three More Young Inventors Who Share Their ‘Fallonventions’ on ‘The Tonight Show’
On a recent episode of The Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon introduced another round three young inventors during the show’s Fallonventions segment (previously). The children shared…
‘Leica 100’ Commercial Features Cleverly Staged Recreations of Famous Photographs From the Past Century
The Leica commercial “Leica 100” looks back at 100 years of Leica photography through cleverly staged recreations of famous photographs. The commercial includes recreations of…
‘Sausage’, An Adorable Short Animation About a Food Vendor Turf War
“Sausage,” created by Robert Grieves, is an adorable short animation about two street vendors who find themselves in a turf war with a diabolical fast…
Unicode Planning to Add Five Skin Tones to Diversify Emoji in 2015
A proposed technical report by Unicode, the organization responsible for emoji, outlines plans to add a diverse range of five skin tones to the images as…
It’s Okay To Be Smart Explains Different Ideas About Why Some People Are Left-Handed
Host Joe Hanson explains different ideas about why some people are left-handed in a recent episode of It’s Okay To Be Smart. There is no definitive…