Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
CafeCats, Adorable Marshmallow Kitties That Float Atop Hot Beverages And Pop Up To Say Hello
Yawahada, a confectioner in Nagano, Japan has created CafeCats, a line of adorable marshmallow cats that float to the top of a favorite hot beverage…
Alton Brown Creates A Stinky Treat To Keep His Dog From Snacking Out of The Cat’s Litter Box
After noticing that his beautiful dog Sparky had been snacking out of the cat’s litter box (aka the “stinky cheese shop”), the wonderfully quirky food…
An Incredible Photo of Seawater Magnified 25 Times Reveals a Variety of Tiny Creatures
This incredible photo is of seawater magnified 25 times and features a variety of tiny creatures like crab larva and marine worms. The photo was…
Rabbit Proto, An Open-Source Project Featuring 3D Printer Add-Ons That Print Conductive Traces
Rabbit Proto is an open-source project from a group of Stanford University “3D-printing fanatics” featuring 3D printer add-ons that print conductive traces. Unlike traditional circuit…
Pomplamoose Does a Cover of Wham’s ‘Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go’ To Celebrate Launch of Their Patreon Page
In celebration of their new page on Patreon, San Francisco band Pomplamoose covers the 1984 earworm hit “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” originally performed…
Dad Piggies, An Explosive Parody by Dorkly Based on the Green Bad Piggies From ‘Angry Birds’
Dorkly has recently released “Dad Piggies,” their explosive new animated parody based on the bad piggies from Angry Birds. The video gives us a behind-the-scenes…
Paperclip Armrest, An Award-Winning Design Concept That Allows Two People to Share the Same Airplane Armrest
The Paperclip Armrest is a design concept by Hong Kong-based Paperclip Design Limited that solves the problems inherent in the typical shared armrest concept so…
The Meanings of Car Names Explained
Mental Floss host John Green explains the meanings of car names in “32 Car Name Meanings”. For example, Green notes that Subaru is the Japanese…
A Stylistic Survey of Graphic Design by Pop Chart Lab, An Art Print That Traces the Progression of Graphic Design
Pop Chart Lab has created “A Stylistic Survey of Graphic Design,” a new art print that traces “the progression of graphic design from the Victorian…
Official Trailer for ‘The Internet’s Own Boy’, A Documentary About Internet Activist Aaron Swartz
The latest theatrical trailer for The Internet’s Own Boy, a documentary about deceased Internet activist Aaron Swartz by filmmaker Brian Knappenberger, offers a look at…