Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Hotel Phone in Iceland Has a Button For a Wake Up Call When the Northern Lights Are Visible in the Sky
photo by Kristjan Hrannar While visiting Iceland, musician Kristjan Hrannar noticed a special button on his in-room phone that said “Northern Lights Wake-Up”. This button,…
How to Socialize a Litter of Feral Kittens
One of the amazing humans of Flatbush Cats shared how he rescued a litter of kittens from a pile of furniture behind an apartment building.
How the Navajo Nation and Other Native American Tribes Exist as a Dependent Countries Inside the US
Sam Denby of Wendover Productions explains how the Navajo Nation and other Native American tribes exist as “dependent” countries within the borders of the United…
Oversized Mural of Realistically Faded and Torn Top 20 Vinyl Albums on an Exterior Reno Brewery Wall
View this post on Instagram A post shared by OU • Erik T Burke (@ou35) Erik Burke, an artist living in Reno, Nevada, painted an…
A Strategic Elliptical Pool Table That Sinks Every Shot
Frustrated by being a poor shot at pool, the talented engineer with The Q (previously) quite cleverly adapted the game so that every ball would…
John Linnell of They Might Be Giants Releases Solo Album Featuring Songs That Are Sung Entirely in Latin
The very talented John Linnell of the wonderfully quirky and prodigiously prolific band They Might Be Giants, has released a solo EP album entitled Roman…
Maintenance Rigger Captures Dizzying Footage of Himself Climbing the Spire of NYC’s Chrysler Building
James Marksbury, a high-climbing master rigger from ColeNYC, who was performing routine maintenance work on the Chrysler Building in New York City, captured rather dizzying…
Gerald V. Casale of DEVO Releases a Brilliantly Animated Video For His Song ‘I’m Gonna Pay U Back’
Gerald V. Casale, a prolific songwriter, an award-winning music video and commercial director, a proprietor of wines and member of DEVO, released his delicious revenge…
The Adorable Way That Baby Koalas Are Weighed
photo via Kangaroo Island Koala and Wildlife Rescue Centre The Kangaroo Island Koala and Wildlife Rescue Centre in Duncan, South Australia shared an absolutely adorable…
Remarkable Up Close Footage of an Industrious Beaver Efficiently Chewing Through a Fallen Tree Limb
Mike’s Videos of Beavers captured footage of a rather industrious beaver who was chewing through a tree limb that had fallen onto the road.