Laughing Squid

a daily dose of unique and curious things

Pit Downtown Chicago

The History Behind the Huge Pit in Downtown Chicago

August 23, 2023

Cityscapes by Memory

Autistic Artist Draws Detailed Cityscapes From Memory

August 22, 2023

Heart Midnight Special

Heart Performs ‘Magic Man’ and ‘Crazy on You’ Live on the ‘Midnight Special’ in 1977

August 22, 2023

Taika Waititi Speeding Ticket Letter

Taika Waititi Reads Clever Letter From Man Who Was Ticketed for Speeding the Day He Was Born

August 22, 2023

Hundred Acre Wood Great Maps Explained

A Wistful Tour of Winnie the Pooh’s Hundred-Acre Wood

August 22, 2023

World Inside Puddles

The Amazing Microscopic World Inside a Rain Puddle

August 22, 2023

Roundabouts in US

Why Traffic Roundabouts Aren’t Popular in the US

August 22, 2023

ABC Evening News Promo 1970

An Intense 1970 Animated ABC Evening News Promo

August 21, 2023

Puca Donnie Darko

How the Celtic Trickster Púca Inspired Frank the Rabbit in ‘Donnie Darko’

August 21, 2023

Vocal Fry

The Surprisingly Long History of Vocal Fry

August 21, 2023