Laughing Squid
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Sleepy Cat Makes Adorable Quacking Noises Each Time His Human Coughs
A very sleepy cat makes adorable quacking noises each time his human Paul Sutyrin coughs. According to Paul, the cat quacks whenever he coughs or…
Known, A New Open-Source Social Publishing Platform
Known is a new open-source social publishing platform co-founded by San Francisco-based Ben Werdmuller and Erin Jo Richey. The platform provides a simple alternative to…
Fafa the Groundhog of ‘Glove and Boots’ Introduces a Seemingly ‘Cute’ New Puppet Named Bobo Rumplecuddles
Internet puppet Fafa the Groundhog of Glove and Boots (see previously) recently introduced a seemingly “cute” new puppet named Bobo Rumplecuddles onto the show. Mario…
A ‘My Little Pony’ Edition of the Classic Board Game ‘The Game of Life’
The classic board game The Game of Life now has a special My Little Pony edition thanks to the company USAopoly, which releases brand-licensed versions of popular…
Shiba Inu Dog Refuses to Cooperate with Any of the Odd Situations that Her Human Puts Before Her
An unkissable, teetotaling and very stubborn Shiba Inu named Mari refuses to cooperate with her human Inosemarine in any of the odd situations that he…
MIT Graduate Student Proves the Benefit of Wearing Crying Babies Into Battle at BAHFest
MIT graduate student Tomer Ullman proved the benefits of wearing a crying baby into battle in a 2013 presentation titled, “The Crying Game: Infant distress vocalization…
Siamese Cat and Little Owl Are the Closest of Friends
A beautiful Siamese cat named Cleo and an elegant little owl named Forbi play together like they’ve done since Forbi was a fluffy baby. The…
An Art Print Featuring the Top 100 Billboard Songs of All Time Represented With Graphs and Diagrams
Statistician Nathan Yau of FlowingData has created an art print featuring the top 100 Billboard songs of all time represented with graphs and diagrams. The…
Eye-Popping Moiré Pattern Paintings by Anoka Faruqee
Artist Anoka Faruqee creates eye-popping paintings of moiré patterns, the secondary patterns created when two identical patterns are overlapped with a slight rotation or offset.…
Conan O’Brien Presents Footage From the Acer Computers 2014 Keynote Presentation
In a recent episode of Conan, host Conan O’Brien presented footage from the Acer Computers 2014 keynote presentation to parody Apple’s big iPhone 6 and Apple…