Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Tums Hangover Hoagie
Had a bit too much to drink on NYE? Maybe you should make a delicious Tums Hangover Hoagie to kick off 2012. via Insanewiches
New Year’s Eve, Then and Now
New Year’s Eve on Chaos Life via Neatorama
The Most Important Events of the Last 100 Years in 10 Minutes
derDon1234 created a compilation featuring the most important events of the last 100 years (1911-1011) in 10 minutes. via The Awesomer, BuzzFeed & MPViral.com
The Flying Devil Rays of the Sea of Cortez
In this clip from BBC One’s Earthflight, devil rays in the Sea of Cortez in Mexico leap out of water and perform impressive aerial acrobatics.
Shoebox, An iPhone App For Digitizing Old Photos
Shoebox is an iPhone app for digitizing old photographs using the phone’s camera (video). The app is part of 1000memories, a service for organizing…
A Short History of the Modern Calendar
Jeremiah Warren created this fast-paced, informative history of the modern calendar.
Ultrasound Surgery, Healing Without Cuts
In this fascinating TEDMED talk “Ultrasound surgery — healing without cuts,” surgeon Yoav Medan discusses the use of focused ultrasound and MRI to perform surgery…
Why Some People Think The End Of The World Will Come In 2012
C.G.P. Grey takes a look at why some people think the end of the world will come in 2012. If you don’t want to watch…
The Peculiar Star-Nosed Mole Has Tentacles on Its Face
It won’t surprise you that we at Laughing Squid like animals with tentacles. Usually that means cephalopods, of course. But the peculiar case of the…
Matt Stutzman, The Armless Archer
Matt Stutzman was born without arms, but that didn’t stop him from becoming a competitive archer (video via BP Team USA). Stutzman holds the record…