Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Elephant Plays With His Bright Pink Ball While Splashing Around at the Columbus Zoo
Beco the five-year old elephant happily splashes around with his (very durable) bright pink ball, playing what appears to be a combination of water polo,…
An Interesting Time-Lapse Video of ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ Studio 6B Being Built
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon has released an interesting time-lapse video that shows The Tonight Show‘s Studio 6B being transformed into the set for…
Impressive Trombone Loop Cover of Pharrell Williams’ Song ‘Happy’
New York City musician Christopher Bill has created an impressive trombone loop cover of the hit song “Happy” by Pharrell Williams. Christopher used his laptop…
‘The Water Song’ By Sesame Street Teaches Us About Our Favorite Element That We Cannot Live Without
“The Water Song” by Sesame Street teaches us all about our favorite element that we cannot live without. Water, Water, Water, Water. Can you guess…
A Lesson In How To Teach A Mouse To Walk Backwards
Marina from MouseAgility gives a step-by-step lesson in teaching a mouse to walk backwards. First I let my mouse gnaw on a treat between my…
Baby Suiting, A Photo Meme Where Babies Are Dressed in Oversized Suits
Mother and Mommy Shorts blogger Ilana Wiles has created Baby Suiting, a new photo meme where people dress their babies in oversized suits. You can…
Qaster, A Social Q&A Service That Mines Twitter’s Collective Wisdom to Answer Life’s Questions
WIV Labs, the company behind Korean search engine Daum, has just unveiled a beta version of question and answer site, Qaster. Unlike similar knowledge crowdsourcing…
Impressive Graffiti Turns Train Boxcar Into a Slightly Modified Nintendo Entertainment System Controller
Reddit user Kgriffin88 managed to capture an impressive piece of graffiti on the side of a passing train boxcar that makes it appear like a…
Weird Al Yankovic Demonstrates How His Faulty Hotel Door Chain Gives Anyone Easy Access to His Room
In this video by Weird Al Yankovic, he demonstrates how his faulty hotel door chain gives anyone easy access to his room. The problem is…
Jumpy The Dog Performs Routine Made Famous By Skidboot, The Original ‘Pet Star’ Champion
Jumpy, the incredibly clever border collie mix, performs a routine demonstrating his highly honed skills in listening, responding and reacting with the help of his…