Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Magician Frightens Strangers When an ‘Alien’ Chestburster Violently Shoots Out of His Rib Cage
Magician Rahat Hussein (see previously) recently frightened unsuspecting strangers when he walked up to them on the street and had an Alien chestburster violently shoot…
Vsauce3 Explores and Examines What It Would Be Like If Mankind Lived on the Moon
Vsauce3 (see previously) host Jake Roper recently explored and examined what it would be like if mankind lived on the Moon. One of the many…
A Series of Famous Film Scenes Recreated Using LEGO Bricks
15-year-old filmmaker Morgan Spence recreated many famous film scenes using LEGO bricks for his short film “Brick Flicks: Famous Films and Movie Posters in LEGO.” The…
A Moving All-Cello Cover of the ‘Game of Thrones’ Theme Song Played at Cellocyl 2014 in Castilla y León, Spain
An all-cello orchestra played a moving cover of the theme song to the HBO television series Game of Thrones (see previously) at Cellocyl 2014 in Castilla y…
‘Law & Order: KFC’, A Stop-Motion Animated Short by ‘Robot Chicken’ That Pokes Fun at ‘Law & Order’ Spin-Offs
“Law & Order: KFC” is a stop-motion animated short by Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim show Robot Chicken that pokes fun at the slew of spin-offs…
‘Girl With a Pierced Eardrum’, A New Banksy Street Art Work Based on ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’ by Johannes Vermeer
On Monday Banksy revealed Girl with a Pierced Eardrum, a new work of street art based on the iconic painting, Girl with a Pearl Earring,…
Two Baby Ostriches Kept an Injured Baby Elephant Company During Airlift Rescue Operation
Two baby ostriches kept an injured baby elephant company during an airlift rescue operation that was taking them all to their new home at the…
Sting Sings Cellphone Ringtones and Records an Audience Member’s Voicemail Message on ‘The Tonight Show’
On a recent episode of The Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon had Sting sing his own version of popular cellphone ringtones. Fallon then randomly selected…
Crusoe the Celebrity Dachshund Shares His Favorite Halloween Costumes
Crusoe the Celebrity Dachshund, about whom we’ve previously written, shares a few of his favorite costumes, just in time for Halloween. As Halloween(er) approaches, I…
An Art Print by Pop Chart Lab Featuring 14 Famous Sonnets Mapped for Meter and Rhyme
“A Metrical Mapping of Notable Sonnets” is an art print by Pop Chart Lab (see previously) featuring “fourteen famous sonnets mapped for meter and rhyme.”…