Laughing Squid

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Unique Cemetery Features

Unique Things to Look For in Old Cemeteries

September 27, 2025

Austrian Apricot Dumplings Ferdinand

How to Make Austrian Apricot Dumplings That Were a Favorite of the Highly Inbred Emperor Ferdinand I

September 27, 2025

Child in Time Dire Traits

Deep Purple’s 1970 Anti-War Song ‘Child in Time’ Reimagined in the Style of Dire Straits

September 26, 2025

Martin Scorsese Cameos

The Artful Way Martin Scorsese Seamlessly Inserts Himself Into His Own Films

September 26, 2025

Guitar Solos 1965-2024

The Most Iconic Guitar Solos by Year (1965-2024)

September 26, 2025

History of Bicycle Engineering

An Amusing Animated History of Bicycle Engineering

September 26, 2025

Five Minutes Five Hour Five Day Three Skulls

Artist Carves Three Wooden Skulls Over Three Different Time Periods

September 25, 2025

punctuation evolution

How Ancient Punctuation Evolved to Become a Standard Fixture of Modern Grammar

September 25, 2025

Cat Touching Human

What Cats Are Saying When They Reach Out to Touch Their Humans With Their Paws

September 25, 2025

Track Geometry Subway Car

The Non-Passenger Trains of the New York City Subway

September 25, 2025