Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Matty the Baby Sloth Giving a Woman a Flower
Matty, a baby sloth at the Avarios Sloth Sanctuary of Costa Rica, gently gives Rachael Hosein a flower. Hosein says it was the best day…
1st Grader Judges Oscar-Nominated Movies by Their Poster Alone
“It’s about a guy not a pie, because pie has an ‘e’ in it. And the movie is about a guy on a boat, and…
BMW Designs 42-Wheel, 19-Engine Dream Car for 4-Year-Old Boy
Earlier this month, BMW designed this outlandish 42-wheel, 19-engine dream car to the exacting specifications of a 4-year-old boy. The story began in late January…
French Artist Gives Caddisfly Larvae Gold and Jewels to Build Their Protective Cases
French artist Hubert Duprat gave caddisfly larvae shinier materials, including gold and jewels to build their protective cases.
New Copyright-Free Happy Birthday Song Selected
In early January we posted about how WFMU and the Free Music Archive were on the quest to find a new copyright-free (and free to…
Calorie Label Lies, Lab-Testing Calorie Counts on NYC Foods
To test the calorie numbers listed on foods in New York City chain restaurants and convenience stores, filmmaker Casey Neistat took five items to a…
Slow Derek, An Animated Short About a Man Discovering & Struggling With Earth’s True Speed
Slow Derek is an award winning animated short film by London-based animator Dan Ojari. It follows an office worker named Derek who discovers and struggles…
The Science of Adult Film Addiction
The folks at AsapSCIENCE explain the science behind the “internet’s drug of choice.”
Pretty IP Generates a Color Palette Based on Your IP Address
Pretty IP is a simple site that generates a color palette based on the numbers in your IP address. The site was created by Strange.…
Blind Can See Again With Experimental Subretinal Implants
“…and then, I thought, I can see a road…” Frank Swain of SciencePunk reported that researchers at the Institute for Ophthalmic Research at the University…