Laughing Squid

a daily dose of unique and curious things

Steely Dan Midnight Special 1973

Steely Dan on ‘The Midnight Special’ in 1973

July 20, 2023

Why Common Items Are Specific Colors

How Common Items Became the Iconic Colors They Are

July 20, 2023

Baby Flamingo One Leg Stand

Tiny Baby Flamingo Learns How to Stand on One Leg

July 20, 2023

North Up

Why North Is Almost Always at the Top of Maps

July 20, 2023

Stayin Alive Ragtime Rockabilly

A Jaunty Ragtime Rockabilly Cover of ‘Stayin’ Alive’

July 19, 2023

Cat Hates Humans Violin

Cat Hates the Sound of Her Human’s Violin

July 19, 2023

Seven Nation Army Kiffness Car Puncher

Car Window Puncher Performs ‘Seven Nation Army’

July 19, 2023

Barbenheimer Boom

Barbenheimer, A Mashup of ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’

July 19, 2023

Luxury Fast Food

Fast Food Depicted as High-End Luxury Items

July 19, 2023

Modern Machines and Inventions

Science Fiction Vehicles Reimagined in the Vintage Style of Modern Mechanix Magazine

July 18, 2023